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

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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

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