Variations in the hospital management of self harm in adults in England: Observational study

BMJ

Volumn 328, Issue 7448, 2004, Pages 1108-1109

  Bennewith, Olive ^a   Gunnell, David ^a   Peters, Tim ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   House, Allan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 2342600183     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1108     Document Type: Article

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