Suicide by pesticide ingestion in Nepal and the impact of pesticide regulation - Utyasheva L, Sharma D, Ghimire R, Karunarathne A, Robertson G, Eddleston M.

BACKGROUND: Nepal recorded 5754 suicides in 2018-19 - a high number for a relatively small country. Over 24% of these suicides were by poisoning, most by ingestion of highly concentrated agricultural pesticides. Nepal has actively regulated pesticides to r...
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