Intoxication with therapeutic and illicit drug substances and hospital admission to a Dutch University Hospital

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 168-172

  Vermes, A ^a   Roelofsen, E E ^a,b   Sabadi, G ^a,c   van der Berg, B ^a   de Quelerij, M ^a   Vulto, A G ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIGOXIN; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; LITHIUM; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 4143118962     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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