Deliberate self-harm: Characteristics of patients presenting to a tertiary care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Crisis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-37

  Zakiullah, Nida ^a   Saleem, Sadia ^a   Sadiq, Sameea ^a   Sani, Nadia ^a   Shahpurwala, Munira ^a   Shamim, Afroz ^a   Yousuf, Atif ^a   Khan, Murad M ^a   Nayani, Parvez ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Pakistan; Self injury; Self poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PAKISTAN; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PAKISTAN; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 41049116167     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.1.32     Document Type: Article

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