Mortality and suicide after non-fatal self-poisoning: 16-Year outcome study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue NOV., 2005, Pages 470-475

  Owens, David ^a,d   Wood, Christopher ^a   Greenwood, Darren C ^a   Hughes, Tom ^b   Dennis, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING; PROGNOSIS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 27544464263     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.5.470     Document Type: Article

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