Psychiatric In-patient Suicide Rates: A 21-year study

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 202-209

  Ganesvaran, T ^a   Shah, A K ^b  

^a NEMPS   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

AUSTRALIA; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031183413     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249703700304     Document Type: Article

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