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Mortality and repeated poisoning after self-discharge during treatment for acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a prospective observational cohort study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0219-9

Published Online: 2019-01-11

Published Print: 2019-12

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Authors

Vallersnes, Odd Martin http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1213-392X
Jacobsen, Dag

Ekeberg, Øivind

Brekke, Mette
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Funding for this research was provided by:

the Norwegian Research Fund for General Practice
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Article History

Received: 28 October 2018

Accepted: 20 December 2018

First Online: 11 January 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was approved by the Regional Committee South East for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK nr 2010/1129–1) and the Oslo University Hospital Information Security and Privacy Office. Participation was based on informed verbal consent. For patients treated for acute poisoning by substances of abuse the signing of a consent form often turns out to be a practical problem, even when the patient has understood the information given and consented to inclusion. As the study was solely observational, we considered verbal consent sufficient. Verbal consent was registered on the registration form by the doctor including the patient. This procedure was approved by the ethics committee.

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