Pattern and trend of deliberate self-harm in western Nepal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 704-707

  Subba, Sonu H ^a   Binu, Valsalakumari S ^b   Menezes, Ritesh G ^c   Kanchan, Tanuj ^c   Arun, Mohanram ^d   Patil, Rajkumar ^a   Pant, Sadip ^e   Saha, Archana ^e   De, Asis ^e   Rana, Manu S ^e  

^a Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Deliberate self harm; Forensic science; Hanging; Nepal; Organophosphates; Pesticides; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; COHORT STUDIES; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; NEPAL; PESTICIDES; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349152540     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01040.x     Document Type: Article

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