Occupation and suicide among males in the US Armed Forces

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-88

  Helmkamp, James C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b National White Collar Crime Center   (United States)

Author keywords

male; military; occupation; police; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; FATALITY; FIREARM; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030063248     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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