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Descriptor English: Drug Overdose
Descriptor Spanish: Sobredosis de Droga
Descriptor sobredosis de sustancias
Scope note: Consumo, accidental o deliberado, de una medicación o droga recreativa, superando la dosis normal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Overdose de Drogas
Descriptor French: Mauvais usage des médicaments prescrits
Entry term(s): Drug Overdoses
Overdose, Drug
Overdoses, Drug
Tree number(s): C25.775.342.500.500
F03.900.384.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D062787
Scope note: Accidental or deliberate use of a medication or street drug in excess of normal dosage.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2013
History Note: 2013
DeCS ID: 54899
Unique ID: D062787
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Date Established: 2013/01/01
Date of Entry: 2012/07/03
Revision Date: 2017/06/30
Drug Overdose - Preferred
Concept UI M0568790
Scope note Accidental or deliberate use of a medication or street drug in excess of normal dosage.
Preferred term Drug Overdose
Entry term(s) Drug Overdoses
Overdose, Drug
Overdoses, Drug



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