A community-based cluster randomised trial of safe storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: study protocol

• Главные авторы: Pearson Melissa (Автор), Konradsen Flemming (Автор), Gunnell David (Автор), Dawson Andrew H (Автор), Pieris Ravi (Автор), Weerasinghe Manjula (Автор), Knipe Duleeka W (Автор), Jayamanne Shaluka (Автор), Metcalfe Chris (Автор), Hawton Keith (Автор), Wickramasinghe A Rajitha (Автор), Atapattu W (Автор), Bandara Palitha (Автор), de Silva Dhammika (Автор), Ranasinghe Asanga (Автор), Mohamed Fahim (Автор), Buckley Nicholas A (Автор), Gawarammana Indika (Автор), Eddleston Michael (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The WHO recognises pesticide poisoning to be the single most important means of suicide globally. Pesticide self-poisoning is a major public health and clinical problem in rural Asia, where it has led to case fatality ratios 20-30 ti...