
@article{ref1,
title="Parasuicide and appendicectomy",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1988",
author="Vassilas, C. A.",
volume="152",
number="",
pages="706-709",
abstract="A retrospective case-note study of young women admitted for appendicectomy showed that in those patients who had a normal appendix removed, there was a significantly higher rate of admission for parasuicide, before and after the index admission; 27/184 (approximately 15%) compared with 17/368 (approximately 5%) for patients who had an inflamed appendix removed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}