Suicide attempted by burning in Brazil

Burns

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 270-271

  Marchesan, Werther G ^a   Ferreira Da Silva, F ^a   Canalli, J E ^a   Ferreira, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BURN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAZIL; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030814356     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(96)00105-2     Document Type: Article

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