Clinical Profile and Outcome of Deliberate Self Poisoning Cases in Medical Wards
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Clinical Profile and Outcome of Deliberate Self Poisoning Cases in Medical Wards
Non-fatal deliberate self-harm (DSH) and suicides are serious global health problems in many lowand middleincome countries including India. We conducted a cross sectional observational study in patients admitted with deliberate self harm in a tertiary care centre to identify the common agents used for poisoning in our area, to know the common clinical features and the outcome of such cases. Of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2330-4316
DOI: 10.11648/j.ajim.s.2015030601.12