An analysis of age and gender influences on the relative risk for suicide and psychotropic drug self-poisoning

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 168-171

  Buckley, N A ^a   Dawson, A H ^b   Whyte, I M ^b   Hazell, P ^a   Meza, A ^c   Britt, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

psychotropic drugs; self poisoning; suicide

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0029945586     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10625.x     Document Type: Article

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