Mortality and morbidity of poisonings in the Nordic countries in 2002

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 310-313

  Andrew, Erik ^a   Irestedt, Birgitta ^b   Hurri, Tommi ^c   Jacobsen, Peter ^d   Gudjonsdottir, Gudborg ^e  

^a Poisons Information   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Morbidity; Mortality; Poisoning; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DEATH; DENMARK; FINLAND; ICELAND; INTOXICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; REGISTER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDEN;

CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FINLAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ICELAND; MORBIDITY; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; SCANDINAVIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 41149125480     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701378712     Document Type: Article

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