Is suicide risk taken seriously in heavy drinkers who harm themselves?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-311

  Taylor, C ^a   Cooper, J ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Alcohol; Deliberate self harm; Risk assessment; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032821786     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10866.x     Document Type: Article

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