Prevention of deaths from intentional pesticide poisoning

Crisis

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 10-20

  Mishara, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pesticide; Poisoning; Prevention; Suicide; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548555690     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.28.S1.10     Document Type: Review

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