TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1979//
TI  - Accidental poisoning in children in Lusaka
JO  - Medical journal of Zambia
A1  - Bhushan, V.
A1  - Chintu, C.
A1  - Gupta, K.
SP  - 61
EP  - 63
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - An analysis of 378 cases of accidental poisoning by ingestion or inhalation in children admitted to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, in 1978, is presented. The distribution was as follows: paraffin poisoning (57.1%), food poisoning (18.3%), other household poisons (11%) and "medicines" (10.8%). In 9 cases poison could not be identified. Two patients (0.5%) died.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-651X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -