Labelling of household products and prevention of unintentional poisoning Rotulagem de produtos domésticos e a prevenção de envenenamentos não-intencionais

Unintentional poisoning occurs mainly in childhood due to ingestion of common household products. A decisive factor is the lack of knowledge concerning the potential toxicity of these products. A random study of 158 labels of cleaning products was conducted at the National Institute of Quality Contr...

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Main Authors: Rosaura de Farias Presgrave, Eloisa Nunes Alves, Luiz Antônio Bastos Camacho, Maria Helena Simões Villas Bôas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2008-04-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232008000700017