Citation

van der Merwe PJ, Hundt HK, Bekker M, van der Merwe JC. S. Afr. Med. J. 1988; 74(5): 220-222.

Vernacular Title

Epidemiologiese studie van vergiftigings in Bloemfontein en omgewing, 1980-1985.

Affiliation

Department Farmakologie, Universiteit van die Oranje-Vrystaat, Bloemfontein.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, South African Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3413609

Abstract

An epidemiological study of human poisoning in the Bloemfontein area over a recent 6-year period was performed. Deliberate and accidental poisonings were studied relative to: (i) age of poisoned persons; (ii) sex of poisoned persons; (iii) type of poison involved; and (iv) the time the poisoning occurred. The study also included the number of patients admitted to hospital after poisoning. The incidences of some agents involved were compared with those in two previous studies done in the same area.

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