An epidemiological evaluation of 1098 acute poisoning cases from Turkey

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 213-215

  Akkas, Meltem ^a   Coskun, Figen ^a   Ulu, Nadir ^a   Sivri, Bulent ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BICARBONATE; BIPERIDEN; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; INSECTICIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL; SALICYLIC ACID; THYROXINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIURESIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 3142754217     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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