Poisoning in Korean Children and Adolescents

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  • Jae Hyug Woo
  • Eell Ryoo
چکیده

Drug intoxication in children and adolescents is not uncommon in Korea. But the tendency of intoxication is changing with some factors, such as national surveillance system, Naderism and increasing concern among physicians. But the death rate of intoxication among adolescents is increasing in spite of decreasing total death rate of intoxication among children and adolescents. Therefore the physician must be concerned about the basic management of intoxication and figure out the common toxic substance among children and adolescents.

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دوره 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013