2007
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-5060-y
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Epidemiology of suicide and suicide attempts in Belgium: results from the sentinel network of general practitioners

Abstract: No statistically significant trends were observed in the incidence of suicide, the fraction of cases with fatal outcome and the use of violent methods.

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“…Exogenous intoxication is one of the three main means used in suicides and suicide attempts and intoxication occurred in approximately 70% of cases [2][3][4][5] . National and international studies showed that the main substances used in these events are pesticides, which varied between 60% and 90%, mainly in developing countries, whereas medications ranged between 12% and 60% and were more frequent in developed countries 3,[5][6][7][8][9][10] . In the state of Rio de Janeiro, few studies have been performed to investigate suicides and suicide attempts by exogenous intoxication.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Exogenous intoxication is one of the three main means used in suicides and suicide attempts and intoxication occurred in approximately 70% of cases [2][3][4][5] . National and international studies showed that the main substances used in these events are pesticides, which varied between 60% and 90%, mainly in developing countries, whereas medications ranged between 12% and 60% and were more frequent in developed countries 3,[5][6][7][8][9][10] . In the state of Rio de Janeiro, few studies have been performed to investigate suicides and suicide attempts by exogenous intoxication.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[20][21][22][23][24] The network has a large coverage, both in terms of GPs and population. Since the majority of GPs participates in the registration network for several years, the GP is most familiar with the mode of registration, which reduces the odds of registration errors by the GP.…”
Section: Strengths and Weaknessesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dentre as principais substâncias usadas estão os agrotóxicos, com frequências de até 90% nos países em desenvolvimento, enquanto que o uso de medicamentos chega a 60% e é mais frequente em países desenvolvidos. No Brasil, a intoxicação exógena é responsável por aproximadamente 70% dos casos notificados [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] .…”
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