Suicide in the army: A review of current information

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 580-584

  Allen, John P ^a   Cross, Gerald ^b   Swanner, Jerry ^c  

^a 785Th Med Co (CSC)   (United States)

^b US Army Forces Command   (United States)

^c Deputy Chief of Staff G 1   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 22244454441     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.7.580     Document Type: Review

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