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Banning highly hazardous pesticides saves the lives of young people, particularly females, in low- and middle-income countries
Pesticide self-poisoning is a public health problem mostly affecting low- and middle-income countries. In Sri Lanka, India and China suicide rates have reduced among young people, particularly females, following highly hazardous pesticides (HHP) bans. This success story requires attention to encoura...
Autores principales: | Schölin, Lisa, Knipe, Duleeka, Bandara, Piumee, Eddleston, Michael, Sethi, Aastha |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10647157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37968702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17071-y |
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