Risk Factors for Acute Unintentional Poisoning among Children Aged 1–5 Years in the Rural Community of Sri Lanka

Dayasiri, Kavinda; Jayamanne, Shaluka; Y. Jayasinghe, Chamilka

doi:10.1155/2017/4375987

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Risk Factors for Acute Unintentional Poisoning among Children Aged 1–5 Years in the Rural Community of Sri Lanka

Published in International Journal of Pediatrics • Jan 1, 2017

Authors:

Kavinda Dayasiri

Shaluka Jayamanne

Chamilka Y. Jayasinghe

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute poisoning in children is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. However, there is a wide variation in patterns of poisoning and related risk factors across different geographic regions globally. This hospital based case-cont...

Subject

Medicine

Sri lanka

Environmental health

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