Trends in intentional and unintentional poisonings among older adults - A national register-based study in Sweden

Abstract Background Among older people intentional poisoning outnumber unintentional ones. While there are indications that time trends differ by poisoning intent, studies are scarce. We assessed how the annual prevalence of intentional and unintentional poisoning changed over time, overall and by d...

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Main Authors: J. Möller, E. Lindholm, P. Fredlund, M. Vaez, Y. Liang, L. Laflamme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03973-4