Epidemiology of nonfatal deliberate self-harm in the United States as described in three medical databases

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-212

  Claassen, Cynthia A ^a,b   Trivedi, Madhukar H ^a   Shimizu, Iris ^c   Stewart, Sunita ^b   Larkin, Gregory Luke ^d   Litovitz, Toby ^e  

^a Mood Disorders Research Program and Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e American Association of Poison Control Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; POISON CENTER; REVIEW; SELF POISONING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES; HUMANS; INTENTION; OVERDOSE; POISONING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744479955     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 03630234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.2.192     Document Type: Review

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