Unintentional and Undetermined Poisoning Deaths—11 States, 1990-2001

Unintentional and Undetermined Poisoning Deaths—11 States, 1990-2001

During 1990-2001, the death rate from poisoning in the United States increased 56% from 5.0 per 100,000 population in 1990 to 7.8 in 2001. This report summarizes the results of an analysis, which indicated that increases in state death rates from unintentional and undetermined poisonings varied, but...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2004-05, Vol.291 (17), p.2064-2065
Hauptverfasser: Singleton, M, Qin, H, Williams, P, Hedegaard, H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Deaths
Mortality
Poisoning
Vital statistics
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Zusammenfassung:During 1990-2001, the death rate from poisoning in the United States increased 56% from 5.0 per 100,000 population in 1990 to 7.8 in 2001. This report summarizes the results of an analysis, which indicated that increases in state death rates from unintentional and undetermined poisonings varied, but increased by an average of 145%; a total of 89% of poisonings involved drugs and other biologic substances. A CDC editorial note is presented.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.291.17.2064