Suicide in Northern Ireland: A comparison of two quinquennia (1982-1986 and 1987-1991)

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-20

  McLaughlin, C ^a   Whittington, D ^b  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence rates; Methods; Northern Ireland; Sex; Statistics; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0029694510     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1996.tb00187.x     Document Type: Review

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