Background Suicide is a major global public health problem with more than 800,000
incidents worldwide annually. Seventy-five percent of the global suicides occur in low and …

Introduction Suicide is a major public health problem in Pakistan, accounting to
approximately 19,331 deaths every year. Many are due to consumption of acutely toxic …

Background Despite the apparent benefits of organophosphate compounds (OPCs) acute
organophosphate (OP) pesticide poison is an increasing problem worldwide. In a country …

Objective: To investigate the relationship between clinical and demographic characteristics
and mortality in patients with organophosphate poisoning. Methods: The retrospective study …

Objectives: We have herein reported our experience with the pattern of presentation of
cases of acute organophosphorus (OP) poisoning cases in a tertiary care hospital. Materials …

This study evaluated pesticide effects on reproductive and thyroid hormones of cotton
farmers of southern Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 88 cotton farmers (42 spray applicators and …

Organophosphorus compounds are one of the important insecticides and pesticides that
have been used in chemical warfare as nerve agents. They are a major global clinical …

ABSTRACT Objectives: To:(1) describe the short-term outcome of patients presenting with
Organophosphorous poisoning during their stay in the hospital.(2) determine the distribution …

Object: The aim of our study is to determine the various factors that affect the morbidity and
mortality in patients who present with organophosphates poisoning at a tertiary care hospital …

Objective To characterise acute poisonings in pregnant and non‐pregnant women treated at
emergency departments of government hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between 2010 …