Suicidal ideation, antidepressive medication and car crash injury

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 335-339

  Lam, Lawrence T ^a   Norton, Robyn ^b   Connor, Jennie ^c   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Car crash injury; Depression; Risk factor; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PASSENGER CARS; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS;

CAR CRASH INJURY; DEPRESSION; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

VEHICLES;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RISK; SUICIDE;

EID: 12344262874     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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