Self-burning: A common and tragic way of suicide in fars province, Iran

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-113

  Mohammadi, A A ^a   Danesh, N ^a   Sabet, B ^a   Jalaeian, H ^b   Mohammadi, M K ^c  

^a Shiraz University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Burn; Mortality; Prevention programs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; SELF BURNING; SEX RATIO; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 48649102426     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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