Epidemiology of intentional self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue DEC., 2005, Pages 583-584

  Eddleston, Michael ^a,b,f   Gunnell, David ^c   Karunaratne, Ayanthi ^b   De Silva, Dhammika ^d   Sheriff, M H Rezvi ^b   Buckley, Nick A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Office of the Regional Director of Health Services   (Sri Lanka)

^e The Australian National University   (Australia)

^f Faculty of Medicine   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF POISONING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERIUM; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDES; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SRI LANKA;

EID: 28644444186     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.6.583     Document Type: Article

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