Minimum data set development for a drug poisoning registry system [PDF]
Digital Health, 2019 Objective Drug poisoning is the most prevalent type of poisoning throughout the world that can occur intentional or unintentional. Standard way for data gathering with uniform definitions is a requirement for preventing, controlling and managing of drug ...
Sadrieh Hajesmaeel-Gohari +3 more
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Intentional or unintentional drug poisoning in elderly people: retrospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital in Japan [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2019 Aim Intentional or unintentional acute drug poisoning occurs even in elderly people, but little is known about the factors influencing the intention to poisoning.
Takeshi Haoka +8 more
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Examining drug poisoning in child and adolescent psychiatric patients: clinical analysis and pharmacy services [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and symptoms of drug poisoning in adolescents with psychiatric conditions, and provide valuable guidance for pharmacists in the prevention and treatment of adolescent drug poisoning ...
Yuwen Wang +4 more
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Drugs involved in Kentucky drug poisoning deaths and relation with antecedent controlled substance prescription dispensing [PDF]
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023 Background The shift from prescription to illicit drugs involved in drug poisoning deaths raises questions about the current utility of prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data to inform drug poisoning (overdose) prevention efforts. In this study,
Patricia R. Freeman +9 more
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Place, poverty and prescriptions: a cross-sectional study using Area Deprivation Index to assess opioid use and drug-poisoning mortality in the USA from 2012 to 2017 [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2020 Objective To identify the relationships between county-level area deprivation and patterns of both opioid prescriptions and drug-poisoning mortality.Design, setting and participants For this retrospective cross-sectional study, we used the IQVIA Xponent ...
Molly Moore Jeffery +7 more
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Trends in drug poisoning deaths, by sex, in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study from 2004 to 2017 [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Objective To examine sex differences in age-standardised rates (ASR) of overall and drug-specific drug poisoning deaths in Ireland between 2004 and 2017.Design Repeated cross-sectional study.Setting Drug poisoning deaths in Ireland.Participants National ...
Gráinne Cousins +3 more
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Hospital admissions for acute drug poisoning in adults and children: a 7-year retrospective analysis of hospital discharges at a tertiary center [PDF]
Frontiers in ToxicologyBackgroundDrug poisoning is a growing public health concern, affecting both adult and pediatric populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has further influenced the incidence and patterns of these episodes.
Daniel Wang +9 more
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Epidemiological analysis of acute poisoning cases based on Poison control center data from 2021 to 2024 [PDF]
Annals of MedicineBackground To determine the circumstances of acute poisoning cases at the Poison Control Center (2021–2024) and analyze their risk factors.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the demographic characteristics, clinical features, and prognosis of patients ...
Qing Tang +6 more
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Childhood Drug and Non-Drug Poisoning in Nigeria: An Economic Appraisal [PDF]
Annals of Global Health, 2019 Background: The dearth of information on the economic cost of childhood poisoning in sub-Saharan Africa necessitated this study. Objective: This study has investigated the prevalence of childhood drug and non-drug poisoning, treatment modalities and ...
Ifunanya Ikhile +2 more
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Clinical features of children with drug poisoning in a single emergency department in Goyang, Korea [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2023 Purpose Pediatric drug poisoning is a frequent reason for emergency department (ED) visits. Considering the increasing number of mental illnesses in adolescents, it has become a serious public health problem. We aimed to investigate the drug poisoning in
Jung Min Park
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