Epidemiology of suicide by burns in the province of Isfahan, Iran

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-311

  Lari, Abdolaziz Rastegar ^a,d   Joghataei, Mohammad Taghi ^a,b   Adli, Yasaman Rezaei ^a   Zadeh, Yashar Aliabadi ^a   Alaghehbandan, Reza ^c  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information   (Canada)

^d IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BURN; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FRIEND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED WOMAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; BURNS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 33947185638     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318031A27F     Document Type: Article

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