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The burden of intentional self-poisoning on a district-level public Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

INTRODUCTION: Intentional self-poisoning is a significant part of the toxicological burden experienced by emergency centres. The aim of this study was to describe all adults presenting with intentional self-poisoning over a six-month period to the resuscitation unit of Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Tow...

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Autores principales:	van Hoving, Daniël J., Hunter, Luke D., Gerber, Rachel (Elre) J., Lategan, Hendrick J., Marks, Carine J.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2018
Materias:	Original article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30456153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2018.03.002

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