Suicide in Kerry: A comparison of the official and a clinically based rate

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 147-148

  Naughton, Mary ^a   Doyle, Anne ^b   Melia, Patrick ^c   Barry, Don ^d  

^a Wirral Community NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b All Saints Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Tralee General Hospital   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

official suicide rates; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030463342     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700004419     Document Type: Article

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