Manner of death and circumstances in fatal poisonings: Evidence from New Jersey

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Hempstead, K ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; OVERDOSE; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33846184108     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.012583     Document Type: Article

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