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[Epidemiology of poisonings in the Bloemfontein area, 1980-1985]
P J van der Merwe1, H K Hundt, M Bekker
1Department Farmakologie, Universiteit van die Oranje-Vrystaat, Bloemfontein.
South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde
|September 3, 1988
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.