Pediatric Exposure to Laundry Detergent Pods
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Pediatric exposure to laundry detergent pods.
OBJECTIVE Laundry detergent pods are a new product in the US marketplace. This study investigates the epidemiologic characteristics and outcomes of laundry detergent pod exposures among young children in the United States. METHODS Using data from the National Poison Data System, exposures to laundry detergent pods among children younger than 6 years of age during 2012-2013 were investigated. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0057