Poisons admissions in Edinburgh 1981-2001: Agent trends and predictors of hospital readmissions

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-57

  Rafnsson, Snorri B ^a,c   Oliver, J J ^b   Elton, R A ^a   Bateman, D N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b National Poisons Information Service   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital readmissions; Overdose epidemiology; Self injurious behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TEMAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISONING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK;

EID: 33847048637     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327107071855     Document Type: Article

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