The hospital management of fatal self-poisoning in industrialized countries: an opportunity for suicide prevention?

Suicide by self-poisoning is a prevalent cause of death worldwide. A substantial proportion of individuals who poison themselves come into contact with medical services before they die. Our focus in the current study was the medical management of drug self-poisoning in industrialized countries and i...

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Main Authors: Kapur, N, Turnbull, P, Hawton, K, Simkin, S, Mackway-Jones, K, Gunnell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006