Suicides and pesticides in Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11034302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L R Berger (0000-0002-0367-7629, Lovelace Medical Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 826-828 |
| Publication date | 1988-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.78.7.826 |
| PMID | 3381961 |
| OpenAlex | W2001226375 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world (29 per 100,000 population in 1980). Suicides are especially frequent among young adults, both male and female. Compared to the US, the suicide rate for males ages 15 to 24 years in Sri Lanka is nearly four times greater; the female rate nearly 13 times greater. The most common mode of suicide is ingestion of liquid pesticides
Biology · Environmental health · Geography · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Pesticide · Poison control · Population · Sri lanka · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Demography · Ecology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2017 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |