The epidemiology of poisoning

Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 537-539

  Bateman, D Nicholas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

deliberate self harm; epidemiology; poisoning; suicide

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIAMORPHINE; DOSULEPIN; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; IPRONIAZID; ISOCARBOXAZID; LOFEPRAMINE; METHADONE; MOCLOBEMIDE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; MORPHINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PAROXETINE; PHENELZINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIMIPRAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILDHOOD; DRUG OVERDOSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF POISONING; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE;

EID: 34548855699     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2007.07.005     Document Type: Review

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