Citation

van der Merwe PJ, Botha JJ. S. Afr. Med. J. 1991; 79(5): 253-255.

Vernacular Title

Epidemiologiese studie van vergiftigings in kinders onder 18 jaar in Bloemfontein en omgewing.

Affiliation

Departement Farmakologie, Universiteit van die Oranje-Vrystaat, Bloemfontein.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, South African Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2011803

Abstract

An epidemiological study of the incidence of poisoning in children in the Bloemfontein area during 1 year was carried out. Deliberate and accidental poisonings were studied relative to: (i) age and sex of poisoned children; (ii) type of poison involved; and (iii) the time the poisoning occurred. This study showed that deliberate poisoning occurred more frequently in girls than in boys (67.5% v. 32.5%), that accidental poisoning occurred mostly in the preschool years and then more frequently in boys than in girls (65.1% v. 34.9%) and that drugs were involved in most poisonings.

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