Trends over time in characteristics of pharmaceutical drug-related ambulance attendances in Melbourne

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-280

  Lloyd, Belinda K ^a,c   Mcelwee, Paul R ^b  

^a EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Drug; Overdose; Pharmaceutical; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMBULANCES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955579588     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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