The role of general practitioners in parasuicide: A Western Australia perspective

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-214

  Pfaff, Jon J ^a   Acres, John ^a   Wilson, Melanie ^a  

^a Perth Ctrl Coast Div Gen Pract   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; General practitioners; Parasuicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0032796251     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009607603496     Document Type: Article

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