A Nationwide Population-Based Study of Corrosive Ingestion in Taiwan: Incidence, Gender Differences, and Mortality

Corrosive injury results from the intake of corrosive-acid-based chemicals. However, this phenomenon is limited to a small number of cases and cannot be extrapolated to the epidemiology of corrosive injuries in actual situations. This study focuses on the annual incidence of corrosive injury and its...

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Main Authors: Chuan-Mei Chen, Yueh-Chin Chung, Li-Hung Tsai, Yi-Chen Tung, Horng-Mo Lee, Mei-Ling Lin, Hsin-Li Liu, Woung-Ru Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7905425