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. 2017 Mar 15;54(3):246-247.
Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Profile of Children Hospitalized with Acute Poisoning in New Delhi

Manas Pratim Roy  1 , Ratan Gupta, Meenakshi Bhatt, Kailash Chander Aggarwal
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  • PMID: 28159952
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Profile of Children Hospitalized with Acute Poisoning in New Delhi

Manas Pratim Roy et al. Indian Pediatr. .
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Abstract

195 cases of acute poisoning among children (age<12 y) in a tertiary hospital were identified over a period of one year. Two-thirds (63%) of them were males and 75% were below five years of age. Poisoning by medicines was most common (17%) followed by ingestion of corrosives/detergents (16%) and kerosene (14%).

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