Inpatient suicides in an Australian mental hospital

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 291-298

  Shah, Ajit K ^a,b   Ganesvaran, Thirunavakarasu ^c  

^a Department of Old Age Psychiatry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c N E Metropol Psychiatric Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inpatients; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0030962115     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709073834     Document Type: Article

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