Relative toxicity of analgesics commonly used for intentional self-poisoning: a study of case fatality based on fatal and non-fatal overdoses - Hawton K, Ferrey A, Casey D, Wells C, Fuller A, Bankhead C, Clements C, Ness J, Gunnell D, Kapur N, Geulayov G.

BACKGROUND: Analgesics are used most frequently in fatal and non-fatal medicinal self-poisonings. Knowledge about their relative toxicity in overdose is important for clinicians and regulatory agencies. METHODS: Using data for 2005-2012 we investig...
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