@article{ref1,
title="Changes in barbiturate self-poisoning during the last ten years. A comparison between two series of cases",
journal="Nouvelle Presse Medicale",
year="1981",
author="Ninet, J. and Polidori, M. and Bouletreau, P. and Ducluzeau, Roland and Rouzioux, J. M.",
volume="10",
number="11",
pages="893-896",
abstract="The study compared two homogenous series of attempted suicide with barbiturates: 1012 patients from November 1967 to July 1969, and 327 patients in 1977. During these ten years there was a 10% decrease in the incidence of barbiturate intoxications to the benefit of intoxications with benzodiazepines. A similar trend was seen in the use of medium - or long - acting barbiturates alone as compared with association with other drugs. There also was a remarkable shortening of the delay in admission to hospital: 66% of the patients were admitted within 6 hours of poisoning in 1977, as against 56% in 1967-69) to 1% (3 deaths out of 327 cases in 1977).<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0301-1518",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}