Epidemiology of suicide and the impact on western trauma centers

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 772-777

  Steljes, Trina P V ^a   Fullerton Gleason, Lynn ^b   Kuhls, Deborah ^a   Shires, G Thomas ^a   Fildes, John ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Trauma Institute   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial; Morbidity; Mortality; National Trauma Data Bank; Self inflicted injury; Suicide; Suicide attempts; Western states

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SUICIDE; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 17844375147     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000158253.15597.CE     Document Type: Article

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