Self-poisoning by drugs and chemicals: variations in demographics, associated factors and final outcomes

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 467-470

  Fathelrahman, Ahmed Ibrahim ^a   Ab Rahman, Ab Fatah ^b   Mohd Zain, Zaininah ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chemical poisoning; Comparative analysis; Deliberate self poisoning; Drug overdose; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF POISONING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OVERDOSE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PESTICIDES; POISONING; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 50649109227     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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