Hospitalizations for acetaminophen overdose: a Canadian population-based study from 1995 to 2004
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- 5 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 7 (1) , 143
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-143
Abstract
Acetaminophen overdose (AO) is the most common cause of acute liver failure. We examined temporal trends and sociodemographic risk factors for AO in a large Canadian health region.Keywords
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