TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Taste as a deterrent in pediatric poisonings
JO  - Clinical toxicology (Dekker)
A1  - Temple, A. R.
A1  - Stremming, K.
SP  - 541
EP  - 546
VL  - 8
IS  - 5
N2  - Seven hundred and two children were tested to see how much they would ingest of two commercially available potassium supplements, one an effervescent tablet and the other a powder. The results showed that the children would not ingest either formulation in amounts that even equalled a single adult therapeutic dose. The children appeared to be deterred by both the effervescent quality of the tablet and the unpleasant, metallic after-taste of the powder. An unpleasant taste may act as a deterrent to the child, keeping him from ingesting a toxic amount of a product, at least, when the product has relatively low toxicity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9309
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563657508988098
ID  - ref1
ER  -