Suicidal gestures (including wrist slashing) in a Swiss prison: Identifying the risk factors;Facteurs de risque des gestes auto-agressifs dans une prison suisse

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-256

  Schaller, Georgette ^a,b   Zimmermann, Christophe ^b   Raymond, Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0029766129     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01299485     Document Type: Article

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