Hospital discharges and 30-day case fatality for drug poisoning: A Danish population-based study from 1979 to 2002 with special emphasis on paracetamol

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 911-915

  Møller, Lene Ruge ^a,b   Nielsen, Gunnar Lauge ^a,b   Olsen, Mette Lena ^a   Thulstrup, Ane Marie ^a   Mortensen, Jens Tølbøll ^a   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drug poisoning; Hospital discharge

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MARKETING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 1542511903     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0713-0     Document Type: Article

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