Asphyxiai games or "the choking game": A potentially fatal risk behaviour

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Macnab, A J ^a,c   Deevska, M ^a   Gagnon, F ^a   Cannon, W G ^a   Andrew, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC Children's Hospital ^*

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; RECREATION; RISK-TAKING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TEXAS;

EID: 61649084783     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.018523     Document Type: Article

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