Environmental risk factors in hospital suicide

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 448-453

  Lieberman, Daniel Z ^a   Resnik, Harvey L P ^a   Holder Perkins, Vicenzio ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STAFF; STRANGULATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 10844244895     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.34.4.448.53740     Document Type: Review

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