Deliberate self-poisoning: Characteristics of patients and impact on the emergency department of a large university hospital

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hendrix, Lotte ^a   Verelst, Sandra ^a   Desruelles, Didier ^a   Gillet, Jean Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DELIBERATE SELF POISONING; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872316271     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-201033     Document Type: Article

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