Paracetamol intoxications: A retrospective population-based study in Iceland

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1344-1352

  Kjartansdottir, Ingibjörg ^a   Bergmann, Ottar M ^b   Arnadottir, Ragna S ^b   Björnsson, Einar S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Epidemiology; Hepatotoxicity; Incidence; Overdose; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRANSAMINASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867561672     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2012.703236     Document Type: Article

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