Self-poisoning by older Australians: a cohort study.
CONCLUSION: Older patients treated for self-poisoning differ in several important respects from patients under 65. They are more severely affected by self-poisoning: LOS is greater, and ICU admission and mortality rates are higher.
PMID: 28253466 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research
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