Patterns of deliberate self-burning in various parts of the world: A review

Burns

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-215

  Laloë, Véronique ^a,b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b Point Pedro Base Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Self burning; Self harm; Self immolation; Self inflicted burns; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; FATALITY; FIRE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; KOREA; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POLITICS; RELIGION; REVIEW; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

BURNS; HUMANS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 1842634456     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2003.10.018     Document Type: Review

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