Retrospective study of sociodemographic profile of suicidal cases by hanging in a tertiary care hospital at Puducherry

Introduction: Hanging is one of the most common methods of committing suicide worldwide as it is believed to cause instant relatively painless death. Objectives: The objective of this study is to analyze the sociodemographic profile, ligature material used, and place of incidence among the victims w...

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Main Authors: Sunil Subramanyam, Joshima Janardhanan, R Sanjana, R Keerthi, R Monish Kumar, V Salvia Vicuna, Anten P Jairish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jcrsmed.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3069;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=55;epage=58;aulast=Subramanyam