TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - The unreported morbidity of suicidal poisonings during an insurgency: a 16-year Kashmir experience JO - Tropical doctor A1 - Wani, Zaid Ahmed A1 - Dhar, Shabir Ahmed A1 - Hussain, Atiq A1 - Qureshi, Waseem SP - 170 EP - 171 VL - 38 IS - 3 N2 - Around a million people commit suicide, and at least 10 times this number attempt suicide, worldwide every year. No nationwide epidemiological studies have been undertaken in India but a significant rise in suicides has been observed in Kashmir in recent years. This study was carried out on patients reporting to the Government SMHS Hospital in Srinagar with a history of suicidal poisoning.
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LA - en SN - 0049-4755 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/td.2007.070158 ID - ref1 ER -