@article{ref1,
title="Incidence of hospital admissions for deliberate self-poisoning with drugs in Norway",
journal="Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening",
year="2005",
author="Kopjar, B. and Dieserud, Gudrun and Wiik, J.",
volume="125",
number="13",
pages="1798-1800",
abstract="BACKGROUND:Due to lack of person-based national statistics, the exact incidence of deliberate self-poisoning in Norway is unknown. This study describes incidence of hospital discharges for deliberate self-poisoning with drugs based on data from Norwegian National Hospital Discharge Register. POPULATION AND METHODS:Cases of patients aged 15 years or older discharged with a diagnosis T4n or T50.9 "Intoxication with medical drugs and biological substances" from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2002 were selected. We have calculated age- and sex-specific national incidence rates and age- and sex-adjusted regional rates. RESULTS:Annualized incidence was 4307 cases (120 per 100 000 person-years). The incidence was higher among women (144 per 100 000 person-years) than men (94 per 100 000 person-years). Incidence was higher among younger than older people and it was the highest in women aged 20 - 24. In-hospital mortality was 5 per 1000 cases. There were statistically significant differences in incidence among Norwegian counties, with one county having the highest incidence, 50 % above the national average. Interpretation. Deliberate self-poisoning with drugs is a significant public health problem in Norway. Priority should be focused on high incidence among young people, particularly women. The causes of significant regional variations should be researched further.",
language="",
issn="0029-2001",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}