TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - An epidemiological study of poisoning in children under 18 years old in the Bloemfontein area
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - van der Merwe, P. J.
A1  - Botha, J. J.
SP  - 253
EP  - 255
VL  - 79
IS  - 5
N2  - An epidemiological study of the incidence of poisoning in children in the Bloemfontein area during 1 year was carried out. Deliberate and accidental poisonings were studied relative to: (i) age and sex of poisoned children; (ii) type of poison involved; and (iii) the time the poisoning occurred. This study showed that deliberate poisoning occurred more frequently in girls than in boys (67.5% v. 32.5%), that accidental poisoning occurred mostly in the preschool years and then more frequently in boys than in girls (65.1% v. 34.9%) and that drugs were involved in most poisonings.<p /> <p>Language: af</p>
LA  - af
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -