Validity of referral hospitals for the toxicovigilance of acute poisoning in Sri Lanka;Validité des hôpitaux de référence concernant la toxicovigilance des intoxications aiguës au Sri Lanka

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 436-443

  Senarathna, L ^a   Buckley, N A ^b   Jayamanna, S F ^c   Kelly, P J ^a   Dibleya, M J ^a   Dawson, A H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; HOSPITAL SECTOR; POISONING; TOXICOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REFERRAL HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA; VALIDATION STUDY;

SRI LANKA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SRI LANKA; TOXICOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863706885     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/blt.11.092114     Document Type: Article

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