A case-control study of tattoos in young suicide victims as a possible marker of risk

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-168

  Dhossche, Dirk ^a   Snell, Kenneth S ^a   Larder, Samantha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control study; Personality disorders; Substance abuse; Suicides; Tattoos

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TATTOO;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALABAMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; TATTOOING;

EID: 0034257221     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00136-6     Document Type: Article

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