Unintentional and self-poisoning mortalities in Mexico, 2000–2012

INTRODUCTION: Poisoning remains a major worldwide public health problem. Mortality varies by country, region and ethnicity. The objective of this study is to analyze recent trends in poisoning mortality in the Mexican population. METHODS: Data regarding mortality induced by poisoning was obtained fr...

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Autores principales: González-Santiago, Omar, Morales-San Claudio, Pilar C., Cantú-Cárdenas, Lucia G., Favela-Hernández, Juan M. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5519209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28727851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181708
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Poisoning remains a major worldwide public health problem. Mortality varies by country, region and ethnicity. The objective of this study is to analyze recent trends in poisoning mortality in the Mexican population. METHODS: Data regarding mortality induced by poisoning was obtained from a publicly available national database maintained by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. RESULTS: During the period from 2000 to 2012, average mortality rates for unintentional and self-poisoning were 1.09 and 0.41 per 100000 population, respectively. The highest mortality rate for unintentional poisoning was in older individuals of both genders while the highest mortality for self-poisoning was in older men and young women. Additional studies are needed in Mexico, especially those that analyze risk factors in older individuals and young women.

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