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High lethality and minimal variation after acute self-poisoning with carbamate insecticides in Sri Lanka – implications for global suicide prevention

Thomas LambDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK;
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Liza R. SelvarajahDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK;
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Fahim MohamedSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Shaluka JayamanneSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka;
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Indika GawarammanaSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;
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Ahmed MostafaTherapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; ;Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
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Nicholas A. BuckleySouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Michael S. RobertsTherapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;
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Michael EddlestonDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; ;South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 624-631 | Received 16 Dec 2015, Accepted 04 May 2016, Published online: 02 Jun 2016

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