Pesticide exposure and suicidal ideation in rural communities in Zhejiang province, China

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 746-753

  Zhang, Jianmin ^a   Stewart, Robert ^b   Phillips, Michael ^c   Shi, Qichang ^a   Prince, Martin ^b  

^a TONGDE HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BEIJING HUILONGGUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

HEALTH POLICY; PESTICIDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL SOCIETY; STORAGE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ZHEJIANG;

ADULT; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 70350212960     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.054122     Document Type: Article

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