Postcards from the EDge: 24-Month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial for hospital-treated self-poisoning

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 191, Issue DEC., 2007, Pages 548-553

  Carter, Gregory L ^a,b,f   Clover, Kerrie ^a   Whyte, Ian M ^a,b   Dawson, Andrew H ^a,c   D'Este, Catherine ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF POISONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; POISONING; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37249043119     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.038406     Document Type: Article

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