Suicide rate after the 1991-1995 War in Southwestern Croatia

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 344-347

  Bosnar, Alan ^a   Stemberga, Valter ^a   Cuculic, Drazen ^a   Zamolo, Gordana ^b   Stifter, Sanja ^b   Coklo, Miran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Forensic medicine; Suicide; War

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; WAR;

EID: 4344615434     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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