Deliberate self-poisoning in children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 582-586

  Krishnakumar, P ^a,b   Geeta, M G ^a   Gopalan, A V ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Caribbean Cottage   (India)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Deliberate self poisoning; Stress

Indexed keywords

RODENTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC PHOSPHIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF POISONING; STRESS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TELEVISION;

CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 21244482503     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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