Suicides by pesticide ingestion in Pakistan and the impact of pesticide regulation

Abstract Introduction Suicide is a major public health problem in Pakistan, accounting to approximately 19,331 deaths every year. Many are due to consumption of acutely toxic pesticides; however, there is a lack of national suicide data, limiting knowledge and potential for intervention. In this pap...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Shweta Dabholkar, Shahina Pirani, Mark Davis, Murad Khan, Michael Eddleston
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-04-01
Subjects:	Poisoning Organophosphate Highly hazardous pesticides (HHP’s) Agriculture Policy Pesticide bans
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15505-1