Medications used in overdose and how they are acquired – an investigation of cases attending an inner Melbourne emergency department

Objective: This study aimed to investigate which categories of medication are most commonly implicated in overdose, to compare this information with prescription data and to explore how the medications used in overdoses are typically acquired. Methods: A 12-month audit (11/2003–10/2004) of all medic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Buykx, P., Loxley, Wendy, Dietze, P., Ritter, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4075