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Morbidity and Mortality of Caustic Ingestion in Rural Children: Experience in a New Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit in Nigeria
Background. Inspite of the fact that accidental caustic ingestion is an entirely easily preventable problem, it has however persisted in rural Nigerian communities because the commonly implicated agent which is caustic soda (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) is sold in open markets without restrictive legisla...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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International Scholarly Research Network
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3384939/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22778986 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/210632 |