Common pesticides used in suicide attempts following the 2012 paraquat ban in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1517-1521

  Lee, Jung Won ^a   Hwang, Il Woong ^a   Kim, Jae Wook ^a   Moon, Hyung Jun ^a   Kim, Ki Hwan ^a   Park, Suyeon ^a   Gil, Hyo Wook ^a   Hong, Sae Yong ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Paraquat; Paraquat ban; Pesticides; Suicide attempted; Suicide completion

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84945971659     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.10.1517     Document Type: Article

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