Deaths and hospitalizations resulting from poisoning by prescription and over-the-counter drugs in Brazil

• Main Authors: Fernanda Gross Duarte (Author), Marcelo Neubauer de Paula (Author), Nelzair Araújo Vianna (Author), Maria Conceição Chagas de Almeida (Author), Edson Duarte Moreira Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of hospitalizations considering drug intoxication and the mortality of these diseases in Brazil, given trends from 2009 to 2018. METHODS: Data on hospital admissions and deaths come from DATASUS and demographic data from the Brazilian Institute of Geogra...