Survey of patients with acute poisoning seen in the Emergency Department of the University Hospital of Gent between 1983 and 1990

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 217-223

  Verstraete, A G ^a   Buylaert, W A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Emergency department; Overdose; Pidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0029418104     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199512000-00008     Document Type: Article

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