Five-year epidemiological trends for chemical poisoning in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Poisoning is a significant global public health challenge in terms of morbidity and mortality. We conducted this study because of the lack of large population-based studies on chemical poisoning in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: Describe epidemiological trends, associated factors, and outcomes...

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Main Authors: Sami Hamdan Alzahrani, Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, Mohammed Abdel Elnour, Ali Hassan Alqahtani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2017-07-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.282