Mortality and causes of death after hospital-treated self-poisoning in Oslo: A 20-year follow-up mortality and causes of death after self-poisoning M.A. Bjornaas et al.

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-123

  Bjornaas, Mari Asphjell ^a   Jacobsen, Dag ^b   Haldorsen, Tor ^a   Ekeberg, Oivind ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTOXICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OVERDOSE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350435200     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701771981     Document Type: Article

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