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Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Children: A Review of 50 Cases
Background: Pesticide poisoning is very common in Tunisia. Various factors are involved in the analysis of the clinical presentations and the severity of this condition. Major factors are the chemical nature of the pesticides and the quantity entered the body. Methods: This is a retrospective study, reporting the pediatric cases that presented to us with signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoni...
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Objective To study acute drug poisoning in Sri Lankan children. Design A prospective hospital based study. Setting Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo. Patients Children with suspected acute drug poisoning admitted to hospital from January 1985 to January 2000. Results There were 622 children with acute drug poisoning. 469 (75%) children were less than 4 years of age. 190 (30.5%) child...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1727-3048
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.454.456