Etiological and demographical characteristics of acute adult poisoning in Adana, Turkey

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 401-406

  Akbaba, Muhsin ^a,b   Nazlican, E ^a   Demirhindi, H ^a   Sutoluk Z ^a   Gokel Y ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drugs; Poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON MONOXIDE; CAUSTIC AGENT; DRUG; PESTICIDE;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CAUSTICS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PESTICIDES; POISONING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; STUDENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 34447299655     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327107076818     Document Type: Article

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