The global burden of fatal self-poisoning with pesticides 2006-15: Systematic review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 219, Issue , 2017, Pages 93-104

  Mew, Emma J ^a   Padmanathan, Prianka ^b   Konradsen, Flemming ^c   Eddleston, Michael ^d   Chang, Shu Sen ^e   Phillips, Michael R ^f,g   Gunnell, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Global health; Pesticides; Self harm; Self poisoning; Suicide; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AFRICA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF POISONING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; INCIDENCE; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PESTICIDES; POISONING; SUICIDE;

EID: 85019941888     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.05.002     Document Type: Review

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