Suicide, suicide attempts and pesticides: A major hidden public health problem

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Bertolote, José M ^a   Fleischmann, Alexandra ^a   Butchart, Alexander ^a   Besbelli, Nida ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

HUMANS; PESTICIDES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33645554447     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.030668     Document Type: Editorial

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