Open AccessClinical and demographic characteristics of geriatric patients with acute poisoning in the state of Uttarakhand
Author(s) -
Nidhi Kaeley,
Bharat Bhushan,
Vempalli N Subramanyam,
Subodh Kumar,
Ankita Kabi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_420_18
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , population , emergency department , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , geriatrics , pediatrics , psychiatry , environmental health
Acute poisoning in geriatric age group is a clinical challenge due to multiple comorbidities and complications in this age group. There are very few studies done in the past, which have addressed this issue.