A planned complex suicide: Need for a high index of suspicion

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 454-455

  Parra, Michael W ^a   Lube, Matthew W ^a   Al Khayat, Haitham ^a   Cheatham, Michael L ^a  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; PERMETHRIN; QUETIAPINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BURN; CASE REPORT; FIREARM; GASTROSTOMY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HANGING; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; DECISION MAKING; MIDDLE AGED;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33745329310     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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