Classifying undetermined poisoning deaths

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 338-343

  Donaldson, A E ^a   Larsen, G Y ^a   Fullerton Gleason, L ^b   Olson, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POISONING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UTAH;

EID: 33750305791     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.011171     Document Type: Article

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