How does socioeconomic status affect the incidence of hospital-treated poisonings? A retrospective study

Background Hospital-treated poisonings have a good outcome in general. The role of regional differences and socioeconomic status has been established in intensive care admissions and various causes of death, but not yet in hospital-treated poisonings. We set out to determine whether the incidence of hospital-treated poisonings is affected by the annual income of the residential area. Methods All poisonings in Northern Ostrobothnia region of...