Socioeconomic status and severity-based incidence of poisoning: A nationwide cohort study

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 818-826

  Song, Kyoung Jun ^a   Shin, Sang Do ^a   Cone, David C ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Incidence; Poisoning; Severity; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INTOXICATION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; POISONING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350349116     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650903158870     Document Type: Article

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