Lead pollution in urban roadside environments of Dar es Salaam city
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Profile of suicide in Dar es Salaam.
OBJECTIVE To investigate individual socio-demographic characteristics of suicides, the reasons, methods and means employed to commit suicide. DESIGN A descriptive prospective study of suicides. A structured questionnaire was employed to enquire the details of the itemised objectives. SETTING Muhimbili National Hospital--in urban Dar es Salaam. SUBJECTS Fifty three males and 47 females con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tanzania Journal of Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0856-1761
DOI: 10.4314/tjs.v32i2.18441