Suicidal patients in the emergency department: Who is at greatest risk?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 731-732

  Houry, Debra ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; EMERGENCY WARD; FIREARM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 2542644096     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.02.034     Document Type: Editorial

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