Suicide notes and their importance to suicide research: The representativeness of suicide note writers;Abschiedsbriefe und ihre bedeutung innerhalb der suizidologie: Zur repräsentativität der abschiedsbriefhinterlasser

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Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1355-1362

  Eisenwort, B ^a   Berzlanovich, A ^b   Willinger, U ^c   Eisenwort, G ^b   Lindorfer, S ^a   Sonneck, G ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Universitats HNO Klinik Innsbruck   (Austria)

Author keywords

Demographic factors; Representativeness; Suicide notes; Suicidology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATION; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRIA; AUTHORSHIP; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; WRITING;

EID: 33750918145     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-005-1965-y     Document Type: Article

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