Self-harm and self-poisoning in southern India: Choice of poisoning agents and treatment

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 761-765

  Bose, Anuradha ^a   Sandal Sejbaek, Camilla ^b   Suganthy, Pearline ^a   Raghava, Venkata ^a   Alex, Reginald ^a   Muliyil, Jayaprakash ^a   Konradsen, Flemming ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Auto envenenamiento; B queda de tratamiento; India; Suicidio

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

HEALTH SERVICES; POISONING; PRIVATE SECTOR; RURAL AREA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF POISONING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68149098828     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02293.x     Document Type: Article

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