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Influence of pesticide regulation on acute poisoning deaths in Sri Lanka

OBJECTIVES: To assess in a developing Asian country the impact of pesticide regulation on the number of deaths from poisoning. These regulations, which were implemented in Sri Lanka from the 1970s, aimed to reduce the number of deaths - the majority from self-poisoning - by limiting the availability...

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Main Authors:	Roberts Darren M. (Author), Karunarathna Ayanthi (Author), Buckley Nick A. (Author), Manuweera Gamini (Author), Sheriff M.H. Rezvi (Author), Eddleston Michael (Author)
Format:	Book
Published:	The World Health Organization, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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