Factors associated with adult poisoning in Northern Malaysia: A case-control study

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 167-173

  Fathelrahman, A I ^a   Ab Rahman, Ab Fatah ^b   Mohd Zain, Z ^c   Tengku, M A ^d  

^a FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG   (Malaysia)

^d SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adult; Case control; Malaysia; Poisoning; Risk

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OVERDOSE; POISONING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33646271852     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327106ht606oa     Document Type: Article

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