Suicide by pesticide poisoning remains a priority for suicide prevention in China: Analysis of national mortality trends 2006–2013

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 208, Issue , 2017, Pages 418-423

  Page, Andrew ^a   Liu, Shiwei ^b   Gunnell, David ^c   Astell Burt, Thomas ^d   Feng, Xiaoqi ^d   Wang, Lijun ^b   Zhou, Maigeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Method; Pesticides; Suicide

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE POINT SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HANGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PESTICIDES; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995642289     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.10.047     Document Type: Article

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