From pesticides to medicinal drugs: time series analyses of methods of self-harm in Sri Lanka

• Autori principali: Varuni A de Silva (Autore), SM Senanayake (Autore), P Dias (Autore), R Hanwella (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: The World Health Organization, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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OBJECTIVE: To explore if recent changes in methods of self-harm in Sri Lanka could explain the decline in the incidence of suicide. METHODS: Time series analyses of suicide rates and hospitalization due to different types of poisoning were carried out. FINDINGS: Between 1996 and 2008 the annual inci...