Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature

It has been estimated that approximately one in seven of all global suicides is due to pesticide self-poisoning, mostly in rural areas of developing countries. Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are a group of pesticides exerting their toxicological effects through non-reversible inhibition of the enzy...

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Published in:	Toxics
Main Authors:	Angela Simonelli, Anna Carfora, Pascale Basilicata, Bruno Liguori, Pasquale Mascolo, Fabio Policino, Massimo Niola, Carlo Pietro Campobasso
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Subjects:	phorate suicidal ingestion pesticides
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/5/205