摘要：This study included a sample survey of the clinical records of patients admitted to the different hospitals in Sri Lanka, and showed that approximately 13 000 patients are admitted to hospital annually for pesticide poisoning and that each year 1000 of them die. Suicidal attempts account for 73% of the total, and occupational and accidental poisoning accounts for 24.9%. It is recommended that urgent action be taken to minimize the extent of the problem. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (576K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 615 616 617 618 619
