Summary Self-poisoningwith pesticides accounts for about a third of all suicidesworldwide.Totacklethisproblem, theWorld Health Organization announced a globalpublic health initiative
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pesticides accounts for about a third of all suicidesworldwide.Totacklethisproblem, theWorld Health Organization announced a globalpublic health initiative inthe secondhalf of 2005.Planned approacheswere to range from governmentregulatory actionto the developmentof new treatments for pesticide poisoning.With broad-based support, this strategy shouldhave amajor impactonthe global burden of suicide.
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Deaths from pesticide poisoning: a global response.
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 maj...
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