@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological aspects of suicide due to poisoning in North-West Pundjab - A changing trend. Ten years study",
journal="Romanian journal of legal medicine",
year="1997",
author="Gargi, J. and Chanana, A.",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="78-83",
abstract="A ten year study of suicides due to poisoning had been carried out by this department. out of 714 cases of suicidal deaths, 357 (50%) accounted for suicide by poisoning. The majority of suicidal deaths, i.e. 226 (63.3%) were due to aluminum phosphide. 142 (63.83%) males and 86 females (37,17%) committed suicide by consuming aluminum phosphide. 117 (51.77%) belonged to the upper caste. 141 (62.38%) were Sikhs and (56,19%) were rural inhabitants. Along with the epidemiological aspects, changing trends of different poisons had been studied.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1221-8618",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}