Are suicides by jumping off bridges preventable? An analysis of 50 cases from Sweden

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 691-694

  Lindqvist, Per ^a,b   Jonsson, Anders ^a   Eriksson, Anders ^a   Hedelin, Annika ^a   Björnstig, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Manner of death; Mental disorders; Preventive measures; Substance related disorders; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BUILDINGS; DECOMPOSITION; HOSPITALS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; WINE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; MANNER OF DEATH; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; SUBSTANCE RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDES;

HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 1942440963     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(03)00089-7     Document Type: Article

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