Deliberate self-harm by insertion of foreign bodies into the forearm

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-703

  Wraight, William M ^a   Belcher, H J C R ^a   Critchley, Hugo D ^b  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Forearm; Foreign bodies; Hand; Self injurious behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREIGN BODY; HAND; HUMAN; NEEDLE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43549093293     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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