Missing deaths from pesticide self-poisoning at the IFCS Forum IV

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-158

  Konradsen, Flemming ^a,b   Van Der Hoek, Wim ^b   Gunnell, David ^c   Eddleston, Michael ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

PESTICIDE;

DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SELF POISONING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PESTICIDES; POISONING;

EID: 13744251765     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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