A descriptive study of intentional self-poisoning from New Zealand national registry data.

CONCLUSIONS: The current format of MOH data indicates that developing interventions to help young people and those living in deprived areas may be useful. Finding specific solutions is challenging when only limited nationwide substance-specific poisoning information is available. Implications for public health: Including specific substances in national data collections is important for addressing the public health challenge of intentional overdose morbidity and mortality. PMID: 28749578 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research