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Epidemiology of Intentional Self-Poisoning in rural Sri Lanka

We investigated the epidemiology of intentional self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka by prospectively recording 2189 admissions to two secondary hospitals. Many patients were young (median age 25yrs), male (57%), and used pesticides (49%). 198 died, 156 men (case fatality 12.4%) and 42 women (4.5%). 52...

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Auteurs principaux: Eddleston, Michael, Gunnell, David, Karunaratne, Ayanthi, de Silva, Dhammika, Sheriff, MH Rezvi, Buckley, Nick A
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: 2005
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475924/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16319413
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.187.6.583
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