Impact of the paraquat ban on reducing suicide in Taiwan: the effect on 2020 suicide rates - 林倩宇(Chien-Yu Lin), 許嘉月(Chia-Yueh Hsu), 李明濱(Ming-Been Lee), 張書森(Shu-Sen Chang).

INTRODUCTION: Pesticide ingestion is among the leading methods for suicide in Taiwan and worldwide. Paraquat, a commonly used herbicide, is highly lethal when ingested and the leading pesticide involved in suicide in Taiwan. The sale of paraquat dropped ma...
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