A model for the management of self-poisoning

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 142-146

  Whyte, Ian M ^a,b   Dawson, Andrew H ^a,b   Buckley, Nicholas A ^d   Carter, Gregory L ^a,b   Levey, Catherine M ^a,c  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Dept Clin Toxicol and Pharmacol ^*

^c Intensive Care Unit

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVENOMATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRY; SELF POISONING; CLINICAL PATHWAY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; INTOXICATION; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0031552626     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138813.x     Document Type: Article

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