Extremely Elevated Relative Risk of Paraffin Lamp Oil Exposures in Orthodox Jewish Children
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Extremely elevated relative risk of paraffin lamp oil exposures in Orthodox Jewish children.
BACKGROUND In observance of the Sabbath and other religious holidays, many Orthodox Jews maintain a burning lamp that uses paraffin lamp oil as fuel. Unintentional pediatric exposure to paraffin lamp oil, a hydrocarbon, is typically by ingestion and carries a risk of aspiration with subsequent pneumonitis. This investigation was prompted by an apparent increase in paraffin lamp oil exposures du...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.4.e377