Suicide rates in psychiatric in-patients: An application of record linkage to mental health research

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 468-470

  Lawrence, David M ^a   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^b   Jablensky, Assen V ^b   Fuller, Stuart A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032852559     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01300.x     Document Type: Article

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