A Survey of Suicide by Burning in Tehran, Iran

To identify the characteristics of completed suicide by burning in Tehran. A retrospective analysis of data obtained from Tehran's Legal Medicine Organization and judiciary system over 5-years (from 2002 to 2006). During the 5 years, 374 decedents (64.2% female and 35.8% male) were diagnosed as...

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Main Authors: Fakhredin Taghaddosinejad, Ardeshir Sheikhazadi, Behnam Behnoush, Jafar Reshadati, Seyed Hossein Sabery Anary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4045