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