Pattern of acute adult poisoning at Tikur Anbessa specialized teaching hospital, a retrospective study, Ethiopia

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 523-527

  Desalew, Mekonnen ^a   Aklilu, Azaje ^a   Amanuel, Amare ^a   Addisu, Melkie ^a   Ethiopia, Tesfaye ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Tikur Anbessa Specialized University Hospital   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

acute poisoning; house hold agents; intentional self harm poisoning; organophosphate; phenobarbitone

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ETHIOPIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOBARBITAL; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959732625     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110377520     Document Type: Article

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