The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning
"A CHILD LEARNS BY DOING. HE GAINS experience by investigating the world around him. For his experiences to be constructive they must be conducted in an environment where hazards are kept to a minimum..." It come to no suprise that children have long been considered to be the 'perfe...
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| author | Abd Razak, Dzulkifli |
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| description | "A CHILD LEARNS BY DOING. HE GAINS experience by investigating the world around him. For his experiences
to be constructive they must be conducted in an environment where hazards are kept to a minimum..."
It come to no suprise that children have long been considered to be the 'perfect host' in cases of poisoning. In
fact poisoning involving common household substances, including medicines, a major cause of injuries among
children.
In the United States, it has been reported that more than 12,000 deaths due to poisoning occur each year
mostly involving children. Data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers indicated that more
than half of the poison exposure cases are in the one to five age group. |
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| spelling | usm-338042017-05-03T08:59:26Z http://eprints.usm.my/33804/ The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning Abd Razak, Dzulkifli RA1190-1270 Toxicology. Poisons "A CHILD LEARNS BY DOING. HE GAINS experience by investigating the world around him. For his experiences to be constructive they must be conducted in an environment where hazards are kept to a minimum..." It come to no suprise that children have long been considered to be the 'perfect host' in cases of poisoning. In fact poisoning involving common household substances, including medicines, a major cause of injuries among children. In the United States, it has been reported that more than 12,000 deaths due to poisoning occur each year mostly involving children. Data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers indicated that more than half of the poison exposure cases are in the one to five age group. 1995-05-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33804/1/DZUL471.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (1995) The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning. The Sun. |
| spellingShingle | RA1190-1270 Toxicology. Poisons Abd Razak, Dzulkifli The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning |
| title | The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning |
| title_full | The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning |
| title_fullStr | The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning |
| title_short | The Host Factor: Understanding Childhood Poisoning |
| title_sort | host factor: understanding childhood poisoning |
| topic | RA1190-1270 Toxicology. Poisons |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/33804/ http://eprints.usm.my/33804/1/DZUL471.pdf |