| Title | Fatal human poisonings in central Greece: 2000-2003 | |
| Authors | Helen Zagelidou¹, Roubini Leondari¹, Zoi Roupa², Evangelia Kotrotsiou², Despina Sapountzi-Krepia³, Anastasia Kapetanaki⁴ and Vasilios Raftopoulos⁵
1. Department of Justice, Forensic Service of Larissa, Larissa, Greece 2. Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Larissa, Larissa, Greece 3. Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 4. Pharmacists Department of IKA, Greece 5. Hellenic Centre for Infectious Diseases Control, Syndromic Surveillance, Athens, Greece |
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| Citation | Zagelidou, H., Leondari, R., Roupa, Z., Kotrotsiou, E., Sapountzi-Krepia, D. et al.: Fatal human poisonings in central Greece: 2000- 2003, Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet. 19(1): 43-46 (2005) | |
| Publication Date | Received for publication: 20 January 2005
Accepted for publication: 8 February 2005 |
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| Keywords | Poisonings, fatal acute, Central Greece. | |
| Other Terms | review article | |
| Summary | Poisonings in central Greece due to toxic substances are presented for 2000 through 2003. The data concern human deaths, due to poisonings, which were investigated by the Forensic Department of Larissa, in central Greece. This is the first attempt of collecting toxicological data for this specific area of Greece. The number of deaths per year, the sex and age of the deceased, the number of toxicological analyses required and the results are presented. The total number of yearly poisonings did not vary significantly. There was also an increase of deaths due to medical compounds, with stable number of pesticide deaths. | |
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