Features and Prognostic Factors for Elderly With Acute Poisoning in the Emergency Department

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-87

  Hu, Yu Hui ^a   Chou, Hsiu Ling ^b   Lu, Wen Hua ^b   Huang, Hsien Hao ^a   Yang, Cheng Chang ^a   Yen, David H T ^a,b   Kao, Wei Fong ^a   Deng, Jou Fan ^a   Huang, Chun I ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

emergency department; geriatrics; poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; HERBICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PYRETHRIN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WARFARIN;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POISONING; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77950971948     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70006-X     Document Type: Article

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