@article{ref1,
title="Different aspects of mercury poisoning in children [letter]",
journal="Iranian journal of public health",
year="2023",
author="Oguz, Melahat Melek and Altinel Acoglu, Esma and Oztek Celebi, Fatma Zehra and Polat, Emine and Yucel, Hüsniye and Sahin, Sanliay and Akcaboy, Meltem and Şenel, Saliha",
volume="52",
number="2",
pages="451-452",
abstract="Mercury poisoning is a potentially fatal toxicological emergency. The aim of this study was to describe the demographic and clinical features, treatments and outcomes of patients with elemental mercury poisoning who were admitted to our tertiary children's hospital.   This retrospective, cross-sectional, study was conducted between January 2011 and July 2022 in a tertiary children hospital in Turkey.   The medical records of children hospitalized with mercury exposure were retrospectively reviewed. The study protocol was approved by local Ethics Committee and a written informed consent was obtained from each parent.   The total of 595 inpatients presented with poisoning during the study period. Nineteen of these patients (3.2%) were hospitalized due to mercury exposure. 57.9% (n=11) of the patients were symptomatic. There were no correlations...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2251-6085",
doi="10.18502/ijph.v52i2.11900",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v52i2.11900"
}