@article{ref1,
title="The epidemiology of self-poisoning in the UK",
journal="British journal of clinical pharmacology",
year="2003",
author="Camidge, D. R. and Wood, R. J. and Bateman, D. Nicholas",
volume="56",
number="6",
pages="613-619",
abstract="Self-poisoning by ingestion or inhalation is common, and it is important to study its various epidemiological manifestations with clear definitions. Data on fatal self-poisonings are recorded nationally within the UK and are codified according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) revision relevant at the time. Most fatal self-poisonings are codified as suicides, accidental deaths or undetermined deaths ('open verdicts'). Non-fatal self-poisoning data, whether accidental or as a manifestation of deliberate self-harm, are recorded through hospital discharge information nationally but are not routinely published in the same way as mortality data. The bulk of the UK's published epidemiological information on nonfatal self-poisoning episodes is largely based on individual hospitals' admission or discharge records ('special studies'). After establishing definitions for different self-poisoning categories we discuss the published data on self-poisoning as they relate to suicide, accidental self-poisoning and deliberate self-harm in the UK.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-5251",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}