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Research Article

A clinical decision rule for triage of children under 5 years of age with hydrocarbon (kerosene) aspiration in developing countries

The WHO EMRO Pediatric Hydrocarbon Study Group, Cairo, Egypt,
G.R. Bond Drug and Poison Information Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
,
S. Pièche Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
,
Z. Sonicki Department for Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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H. Gamaluddin Poison Control Centre, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
,
M. El Guindi Poison Control Centre, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
,
M. Sakr Poison Control Centre, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
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A. El Seddawy Poison Control Centre, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
,
M. Abouzaid Poison Control Centre, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
&
A. Youssef Poison Control Centre, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
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Pages 222-229 | Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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