Mortality in maximum security psychiatric hospital patients

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-283

  Pérez Cárceles, María D ^a   Íñigo, Cristina ^b   Luna, Aurelio ^a   Osuna, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Alicante Psychiatric Prison   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prison; Psychiatric inpatients; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; NEUROSIS; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPAIN; SUICIDE;

EID: 0035879961     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00441-2     Document Type: Article

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