Recent Australian suicide trends for males and females at the national level: Has the rate of decline differed?

Health Policy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 350-358

  McPhedran, Samara ^a,b   Baker, Jeanine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b International Coalition for Women in Shooting and Hunting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Policy; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 47849094315     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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