Suicide and other causes of mortality after post-partum psychiatric admission

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue SEPT., 1998, Pages 209-211

  Appleby, Louis ^a   Mortensen, Preben B ^b   Faragher, E Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; CHILDBIRTH; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REGISTER; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031688036     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.3.209     Document Type: Article

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