Patterns of acute poisoning with pesticides in the paediatric age group
Abstract Background Pesticides are identified as one of the dangerous poisons globally in children and are associated with increased short- and long-term morbidity. Pesticide poisoning is the most common method of self-poisoning among adults in rural Sri Lanka, and the clinical management is associa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-017-0148-5 |