Trends in suicide by drowning in the elderly in England and Wales 1979-2001

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-181

  Salib, Emad ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Hollins Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drowning; Elderly drowning; Elderly suicide; Suicide; Suicide trends

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DROWNING; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMERSION; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DROWNING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; WALES;

EID: 14044276936     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1211     Document Type: Article

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