Comparison of US population and live birth rates with poison exposures reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS): Children ages 0-5 years from 2000 to 2012

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 151-155

  Spiller, H A ^a,d   Spyker, D A ^b,c   Casavant, M J ^a,d  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Live birth; Poison centers; Poisoning; Population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LIVE BIRTH; POPULATION; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; AGE; NEWBORN; POISON CENTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTH RATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877085293     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2013.773007     Document Type: Article

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