Accidental and suicidal adolescent poisoning deaths in the United States, 1979-1994

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1181-1185

  Shepherd, Greene ^a,b,c   Klein Schwartz, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c North Texas Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031736976     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.12.1181     Document Type: Article

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