Demographic risk factors in pesticide related suicides in Sri Lanka [1]

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-

  Desapriya, E B R ^a   Joshi, P ^a   Han, G ^a   Rajabali, F ^a  

^a BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE;

EID: 8844263664     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.004283     Document Type: Letter

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