Driven to a fiery death - The tragedy of self-immolation in Afghanistan

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2201-2203

  Raj, Anita ^a   Gomez, Charlemagne ^b   Silverman, Jay G ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Medica Mondiale   (Germany)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; AUTOMUTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD ADVOCACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF IMMOLATION; SHORT SURVEY; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 44249127698     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0801340     Document Type: Article

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