Recurrent overdose: Patient characteristics, habits, and outcomes

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-261

  Taylor, David McD ^a,b,e   Cameron, Peter A ^c   Eddey, David ^d  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Overdose; Parasuicide; Suicide; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OVERDOSE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RECURRENCE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0031824295     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.4.257     Document Type: Article

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