The association between admission for poisoning with paracetamol or other weak analgesics and subsequent admission for psychiatric disorder: A Danish nationwide case-control study

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 645-651

  Jepsen, P ^a   Qin, P ^b   Norgard B ^a   Agerbo, E ^b   Mortensen, P B ^b   Vilstrup, H ^a   Sorensen H T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DRUG INTOXICATION; EATING DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 26244447190     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02638.x     Document Type: Article

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