The Esperance primary prevention of suicide project

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 617-621

  Slaven, Janine ^a   Kisely, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Primary prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; COMPETENCE; DRUG MARKETING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMERCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0036798884     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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