Accidental and Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Medications and Medication Errors among Children in Rural Sri Lanka

Accidental and Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Medications and Medication Errors among Children in Rural Sri Lanka

Context. Pharmaceutical products are the leading cause accidental poisoning in middle- and high-income countries. Patterns of poisoning with medicinal drugs change across different geographic regions and over decades owing to variability in prescription practice, sociocultural factors, safe storage...

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Main Authors:	Kavinda Dayasiri, S. F. Jayamanne, C. Y. Jayasinghe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:	Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9872821

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