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2012
- handle: 10670/1.r7g38a
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Patients--Mortality Intoxication Intemperance Abstinence Drunkenness Total abstinence Mortality, Law of Liquor problem Intoxication Addiction to alcohol Intemperance Alcohol intoxication Inebriety Drunkenness Dipsomania Alcohol abuse Jellinek's disease Drinking problem mortsCiter ce document
Daniel Marques Mota et al., « Perfil da mortalidade por intoxicação com medicamentos no Brasil, 1996-2005: retrato de uma década », Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, ID : 10670/1.r7g38a
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"The occurrence of deaths caused by intoxication with medication have been considered a worsening public health problem. The study describes the epidemiological profile of medicationrelated intoxication in the general Brazilian population from 1996 to 2005. A descriptive study was conducted with mortality data obtained from the Mortality Information System of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Deaths were selected according to the codes of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). A total of 4,403 deaths were found inn males (53.9%), bachelors (53.7%) and the 20 to 39 year-old age bracket (44%). The majority of deaths were caused by intentional selfintoxication using anticonvulsants, sedatives, antiparkinsonians and psychotropics. The standardized mortality rate was higher in the Midwest region and Potential Life-Years Lost increased by 15.5%. The study showed the characteristics and variations in mortality by intoxication with medication in Brazil, which can be a reflex of the medication consumption patterns of the country, indicating the need for enhancement of sanitary vigilance policies."