Deaths from poisoning in New Zealand - New study helps identify and justify for prevention

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 1225, 2005, Pages

  Beasley, Michael ^a   Reith, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIAMORPHINE; DOSULEPIN; DOXEPIN; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INJURY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION; SELF POISONING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 27944445436     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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