Pattern of poisoning in the elderly: An experience from Tehran

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Karbakhsh, Mojgan ^a,b   Zandi, Negar Salehian ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Elderly; Opiate; Opioids; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FLUOXETINE; FLURAZEPAM; IBUPROFEN; IMIPRAMINE; INDOMETACIN; LORAZEPAM; MEFENAMIC ACID; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PIROXICAM; TOLMETIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POISONING SEVERITY SCORE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ACCIDENTS; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISONING; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40849106430     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701638982     Document Type: Article

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