Intensive care costs of acute poisoning cases

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-460

  Sut, Necdet ^a   Memis, Dilek ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cost; Intensive care unit; Organophosphates; Poisoning; Suicidal

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; METHANOL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHANOL POISONING; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TURKEY;

EID: 45849092235     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701644295     Document Type: Article

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