Epidemiological aspects of acute childhood poisoning among patients attending a hospital at Kolkata.

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2005-01-02
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A retrospective study from a tertiary care teaching hospital in Kolkata revealed 3.6% of total paediatric admissions were due to poisoning. Majority of the cases included oral/chemical poisoning followed by biological/envennomation. Kerosene was the commonest among all poisoning. Most of the cases were accidental.
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Basu K, Mondal RK, Banerjee DP. Epidemiological aspects of acute childhood poisoning among patients attending a hospital at Kolkata. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2005 Jan-Mar; 49(1): 25-6
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Indian Journal of Public Health