PROFILE OF ACUTE CHILDHOOD POISONING AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA

Abhishek Kumar1, Aaradhana Singh2, Anju Aggarwal3 From 1Senior Resident, 2Assistant Professor, 3Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India Correspondence to: Dr. Aaradhana Singh, Department of Paediatrics, MCH Building 6th floor, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi 110 095, India. E-mail: draaradhanasingh@gmail.com. Received 26 February 2019 Initial Review 04 March 2019 Accepted 26 March 2019

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