A review of patients presenting to accident and emergency department with deliberate self-harm, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background: The World Health Organization has described deliberate self-harm (DSH) as a major global health challenge. Little is known about the profile of patients admitted following DSH at district and regional combo hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Aim: The aim of this study was to asses...

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Main Authors: Josephat O. Ani, Andrew J. Ross, Laura M. Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-05-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1234