Suicide by pesticide poisoning in India: a review of pesticide regulations and their impact on suicide trends - Bonvoisin T, Utyasheva L, Knipe D, Gunnell D, Eddleston M.

BACKGROUND: Pesticide self-poisoning is a common means of suicide in India. Banning highly hazardous pesticides from agricultural use has been successful in reducing total suicide numbers in several South Asian countries without affecting agricultural outp...
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