Abstract
Self-poisoning with pesticides accounts for about a third of all suicides worldwide. To tackle this problem, the World Health Organization announced a global public health initiative in the second half of 2005. Planned approaches were to range from government regulatory action to the development of new treatments for pesticide poisoning. With broad-based support, this strategy should have a major impact on the global burden of suicide.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 201-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | The British Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 189 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2006 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Global Health
- Humans
- Pesticides
- Suicide