Suicide in Blantyre, Malawi (2000-2003)

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Dzamalala, Charles P ^a,c   Milner, Danny A ^b,c   Liomba, N George ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Africa; Autopsy; Demographics; Malawi; Pesticide; Poisoning; Statistics; Suicide

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; PESTICIDES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33644618980     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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