Suicide by pesticide poisoning in India: a review of pesticide regulations and their impact on suicide trends

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Toby Bonvoisin (مؤلف), Leah Utyasheva (مؤلف), Duleeka Knipe (مؤلف), David Gunnell (مؤلف), Michael Eddleston (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Pesticide self-poisoning is a common means of suicide in India. Banning highly hazardous pesticides from agricultural use has been successful in reducing total suicide numbers in several South Asian countries without affecting agricultural output. Here, we describe national and s...