Citation

Thanacoody R, Anderson M. Medicine (Abingdon) 2020; 48(3): 153-155.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Medicine Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.mpmed.2019.12.001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Accidental poisoning is most common in children, but deliberate self-harm becomes predominant in teenagers and early adulthood. The epidemiology of poisoning can be studied using mortality data, hospital admission rates and enquiries to poisons information services. Effective strategies for preventing suicide and reducing the risk of accidental poisoning require an understanding of the epidemiology of poisoning. © 2019

Language: en

Keywords

human; information service; suicide; epidemiology; Review; poisoning; mortality; intoxication; Deliberate self-harm; hospital admission; priority journal; food contamination; water contamination