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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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| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |