Psychological autopsy studies of suicide: A systematic review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 395-405

  Cavanagh, J T O ^a   Carson, A J ^a   Sharpe, M ^a   Lawrie, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0037389035     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291702006943     Document Type: Review

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