Nasogastric tube as a means of attempted suicide: A case report

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 212-215

  Surgenor, Lois J ^a   Snell, Deborah L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Nasogastric feeding; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; STOMACH INTUBATION; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0031770930     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199809)6:3<212::AID-ERV246>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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