Self strangulation by hanging from cloth towel dispensers in Canadian schools

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-233

  Le, D ^a   Macnab, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Self inflicted; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SCHOOL;

ASPHYXIA; CANADA; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035458915     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.3.231     Document Type: Article

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