Suicide now and then . . . An elusive comparison: Invited commentary

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue MAR., 2006, Pages 229-230

  Turner, Trevor ^a  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE; SYMPTOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; WALES;

EID: 33644771124     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.104.007526     Document Type: Review

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