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Childhood poisoning in Australia
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW, Cripps R, Steel D (2006) Childhood poisoning in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 21 July 2026.
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Each year in Australia since 1999-00 about 4,700 cases of poisoning in children under the age of 15 years resulted in hospitalisation. Of these, 63% were due to poisoning by pharmaceutical substances and 37% to poisoning by non-pharmaceutical substances.
- ISSN: 1833-024X
- Cat. no: INJCAT 90
- Pages: 12