Pesticide surveillance and deaths by suicide
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- DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00174-1
Pesticide surveillance and deaths by suicide
Conflict of interest statement
DG was an expert adviser to WHO's Consultation on cost-effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions, including pesticide regulation (2019). He provided technical assistance for the development and publication of a WHO resource tool for suicide prevention: a resource guide for pesticide registrars and regulators (2019). He was a member of the scientific advisory group for a Syngenta-funded study to assess the toxicity of a new paraquat formulation (2002–06); a member of the scientific advisory group for a pesticide storage project funded by Syngenta (2005–07); and chaired the data monitoring and ethics committee for a Syngenta-funded trial of the medical management of paraquat poisoning (2007–10); he received travel costs to attend research meetings but no other fees. DG was also an expert adviser to WHO's First Consultation on Best Practices on Community Action for safer access to pesticides (2006). RD declares no competing interests.
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Case fatality of agricultural pesticides after self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study.Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Jun;9(6):e854-e862. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00086-3. Epub 2021 Apr 23. Lancet Glob Health. 2021. PMID: 33901424 Free PMC article.
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