Characteristics of medication overdose presentations to the ED: how do they differ from illicit drug overdose and self-harm cases?

Background Medication overdose accounts for >80% of hospital presentations for self-harm. Previous research has identified typical characteristics of medication overdose cases; however, these cases have not been well differentiated from other similar presentations, namely (1) illicit drug overdos...

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Main Authors: Buykx, P., Dietze, P., Ritter, A., Loxley, Wendy
Format: Journal Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17840