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Safe storage of pesticides in Sri Lanka – Identifying important design features influencing community acceptance and use of safe storage devices
BACKGROUND: Self-poisoning with pesticides is the cause of an estimated 300,000 deaths annually in rural Asia. The great majority of these deaths are from impulsive acts of self-harm using pesticides that are readily available in the home. The secure storage of pesticides under lock has been emphasi...
Autores principales: | Weerasinghe, Manjula, Pieris, Ravi, Eddleston, Michael, Hoek, Wim van der, Dawson, Andrew, Konradsen, Flemming |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18681976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-276 |
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