Epidemic of self-poisoning with seeds of the yellow oleander tree (Thevetia peruviana) in northern Sri Lanka.
Deliberate self-harm is an important problem in the developing world. Ingestion of yellow oleander seeds (Thevetia peruviana) has recently become a popular method of self-harm in northern Sri Lanka -- there are now thousands of cases each year. These seeds contain cardiac glycosides that cause vomit...
मुख्य लेखकों: | Eddleston, M, Ariaratnam, C, Meyer, W, Perera, G, Kularatne, A, Attapattu, S, Sheriff, M, Warrell, D |
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स्वरूप: | Journal article |
भाषा: | English |
प्रकाशित: |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
1999
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