Etiological and demographical characteristics of acute adult poisoning in Ankara, Turkey

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 614-618

  Ozkose Z ^a,b   Ayoglu F ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adult; Analgesic; Poisoning; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; CHEMICAL AGENT; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; GAS POISONING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; TURKEY;

ANKARA;

EID: 0344642575     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032799678839446     Document Type: Article

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