Emergency visits for childhood poisoning: a 2-year prospective multicenter survey in Spain.

S, Mintegi; A, Fernández; J, Alustiza; V, Canduela; I, Mongil; I, Caubet; N, Clerigué; M, Herranz; E, Crespo; JL, Fanjul; P, Fernández; J, Humayor; J, Landa; JA, Muñoz; JR, Lasarte; FJ, Núñez; J, López; JC, Molina; A, Pérez; J, Pou; CA, Sánchez; P, Vázquez

doi:10.1097/01.pec.0000215651.50008.1b

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Emergency visits for childhood poisoning: a 2-year prospective multicenter survey in Spain.

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Mintegi S

Fernández A

Alustiza J

Abstract

Objectives To describe the characteristics of childhood poisoning leading to consultation to 17 pediatric emergency departments in Spain.Methods During a 2-year period (January 2001 to December 2002), accompanying people of 2157 children with acute intoxication who visited consecutively at the emerg...

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