Paraquat Intoxication in Subjects Who Attempt Suicide: Why They Chose Paraquat

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Paraquat (PQ) has been used in suicide attempts; an estimated 2,000 toxic ingestions occur annually, with 60-70% mortality. We sought to determine why PQ is such a common agent for suicide attempts in Korea. METHODS: We analyzed 250 cases (143 males, 107 females) of attempted suicid...

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Autores principales: Seok, Su-Jin, Gil, Hyo-Wook, Jeong, Du-Shin, Yang, Jong-Oh, Lee, Eun-Young, Hong, Sae-Yong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19721862
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2009.24.3.247

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19721862
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2009.24.3.247

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