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Paraffin poisoning in children: What can we do differently?

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 47 , issue 2 , 2005 , pages: 54–56

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2005.10873189

Author(s): N Malangu National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa , WJ Du Plooy Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, South Africa , GA Ogunbanjo Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa

Keywords: paraffin poisoning , children , antibiotic overuse , South Africa

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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence, health cost and management of paraffin poisoning in a rural South African hospital.

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