Does 'No Pesticide' reduce suicides?

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 401-406

  Vijayakumar, Lakshmi ^a   Satheesh Babu, R ^b  

^a The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

^b Mamata Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

India; Non pesticide management (NPM); Pesticide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; PESTICIDES; SUICIDE;

EID: 69449100481     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008095340     Document Type: Article

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