Surveillance of pesticide poisoning in an East and a West Malaysian hospital: characteristics of pesticide poisoning and the early impact of a national Paraquat ban

Abstract Background Previous studies have shown that pesticide bans were associated with reduced fatal pesticide self-poisoning cases in high, and low-and-middle-income countries. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of pesticide poisoning patients admitted to two Malaysian hospitals and the...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Lai Fong Chan, Song Jie Chin, Tsui Huei Loo, Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam, Shu-Sen Chang, Hwei Yuen Chang, Anissa Raudhah Mokhzani, Farynna Hana Ab Rahman, Leah Utyasheva, Michael Eddleston
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-06-01
Subjects:	Pesticide poisoning Self-poisoning Suicide prevention Paraquat ban
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04974-8