Pesticide exposure and suicidal ideation in rural communities in Zhejiang province, China.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between pesticide exposure and suicidal ideation in rural areas of China. METHODS: The analysis involved data from a survey of a representative sample of 9811 rural residents in Zhejiang province who had been asked about the storage of pesticides at home and...
| Published in: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 87; no. 10; pp. 745 - 754 |
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World Health Organization
Oct2009
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