Trends in hanging and firearm suicide rates in Australia: Substitution of method?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-164

  De Leo, Diego ^a   Dwyer, Jonathan ^a   Firman, David ^b   Neulinger, Kerryn ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FIREARM; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HANGING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; TIME; URBAN AREA; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0038487355     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.33.2.151.22775     Document Type: Article

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