Analysis of acute adult poisoning in a 6-year period and factors affecting the hospital stay

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-147

  Satar, Salim ^a   Seydaoglu, Gulsah ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adult; Hospital stay; Mortality; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDOTE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CAUSTIC AGENT; METHANOL; PESTICIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RODENTICIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHANOL POISONING; MORTALITY; MUSHROOM POISONING; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 21044448695     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02849884     Document Type: Review

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