Suicidal intention and self-immolation: What is the outcome?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 345-346

  Norbury, William B ^a   Jeschke, Marc G ^a   Herndon, David N ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attempted; Burns; Immolation; Mortality; Philosophy; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; BURN; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 37549018086     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000295273.35275.B6     Document Type: Editorial

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