A pilot study of 17 wrist-cutting suicide injuries in single institution: perspectives from a hand surgeon
Abstract Background Self-cutting is a special type of emergency in hand surgery. Despite its low mortality rate, it is clinically significant because there is a possibility of permanent disability and repeated suicide attempts are likely to occur. Therefore, we aim to understand the characteristics...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00432-4 |