Epidemiology of attempted suicide in Canterbury Province, New Zealand (1993-2002)

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1205, 2004, Pages

  Gibb, Sheree J ^a   Beautrais, Annette L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SEX RATIO; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 16644398706     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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