Adolescent and young adult suicide: A 10-year retrospective review of Kentucky medical examiner cases

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 874-879

  Shields, Lisa B E ^a,b   Hunsaker, Donna M ^a,b   Hunsaker III, John C ^c,d  

^a Urban Government Center   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c College of Medicine ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Firearms; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Suicide; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DRUG INTOXICATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HANGING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; METHODS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33745755953     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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