Self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: small-area variations in incidence

• Main Authors: Dawson Andrew (Author), van der Hoek Wim (Author), Gunnell David J (Author), Manuel Celie (Author), Wijeratne Ishika K (Author), Konradsen Flemming (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Self-poisoning is one of the most common methods of suicide worldwide. The intentional ingestion of pesticides is the main contributor to such deaths and in many parts of rural Asia pesticide self-poisoning is a major public health p...