Trends in deliberate self-harm in Oxford, 1985-1995. Implications for clinical services and the prevention of suicide

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue DEC., 1997, Pages 556-560

  Hawton, Keith ^a   Fagg, Joan ^a   Simkin, Sue ^a   Bale, Elizabeth ^a   Bond, Alison ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SELF POISONING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030723111     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.171.6.556     Document Type: Article

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