Strengthening the validity of population-based suicide rate comparisons: An illustration using U.S. military and civilian data

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-191

  Eaton, Karen M ^a   Messer, Stephen C ^a   Wilson, Abigail L Garvey ^b   Hoge, Charles W ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Army Medical Surveillance Activity   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744501487     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 03630234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.2.182     Document Type: Article

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