Self-poisoning in the UK: epidemiology and toxidromes.
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چکیده
Self-poisoning may be deliberate or accidental (as in most paediatric cases and many cases of drug abusers who overdose on their drugs of abuse). Either type of self-poisoning may be fatal, although the vast majority are non-fatal, particularly in children. Poisoning by some drugs can produce characteristic clinical syndromes (toxidromes) that may assist in determining to what a patient has been exposed, if the individual is unable or unwilling to divulge this information.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical medicine
دوره 3 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003