van Romunde L K, Stronks D L, Pepplinkhuizen L
Stichting Informatiecentrum voor de Gezondheidszorg, Utrecht.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1992 Aug 15;136(33):1615-7.
Over the period 1981 to 1989, the number of admissions to Dutch general hospitals for barbiturate poisoning has dropped sharply and steadily, due to a more restrictive policy in prescribing regarding these sedatives. This trend is also present concerning poisoning with sedatives and hypnotics in general (ICD-code 967), but not concerning those with benzodiazepines (ICD-code 969.4). The female-male ratio was nearly 2:1. This difference is possibly due to the fact that females take more medication than males.
