Strategies for preventing suicide

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue OCT., 1997, Pages 351-354

  Lewis, Glyn ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   Jones, Peter ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EXHAUST GAS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RISK; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0030884759     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.171.4.351     Document Type: Article

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