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Pediatr Clin North Am. 1989 Dec;36(6):1403-10. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36796-7.

Caustic ingestions and foreign bodies in the aerodigestive tract of children.

Pediatric clinics of North America

E M Friedman

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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 2685720 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36796-7

Abstract

Caustic ingestions, both accidental and intentional, continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality. This article recommends the best methods of managing caustic ingestion and the related problems of foreign bodies in the digestive tracts of small children, and also stresses the need for prevention as the best defense.

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