TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Caustic ingestion and foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal system
JO  - Current opinion in pediatrics
A1  - Karjoo, M.
SP  - 516
EP  - 522
VL  - 10
IS  - 5
N2  - Infants and young children commonly explore their environment by placing objects in their mouth. Although accidental ingestion can happen in older children and adolescents, recurrent foreign body ingestion is usually seen in mentally retarded and psychiatric patients. These patients present the primary care physician with a challenge of distinguishing these patients who require intervention from the majority who need observation only.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1040-8703
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -