AN EXPLORATION STUDY OF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF POISON IN YOUNG CHILDREN

Autor: Ira W. Gabrielson, Mary H. Stark, Albert J. Solnit, Ethelyn H. Klatskin, Melvin Lewis
Rok vydání: 1966
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 5:255-271
ISSN: 0002-7138
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-7138(09)62057-4
Popis: Over 400,000 children a year are seen by physicians for accidental poisoning." The magnitude and seriousness of the problem have prompted many studies, most of which have noted the importance of the parental involvement and the accessibility of the poison. However, these conclusions do not account for the large number of children who do not ingest poison. Furthermore, a distorted perspective has arisen from the publicity given to the problem by the press. For example, a recent newspaper report stated: "Last year more than
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