Factors associated with the decline in suicide by pesticide poisoning in Taiwan: A time trend analysis, 19872010

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 471-480

  Chang, Shu Sen ^a,b,c   Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^d   Eddleston, Michael ^e   Konradsen, Flemming ^f   Sterne, Jonathan A C ^a   Lin, Jin Jia ^d,g   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Ju Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agricultural workforce; Pesticide ban; Pesticide sale

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863468109     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2012.688835     Document Type: Article

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