Suicide and mental health in rural, remote and metropolitan areas in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Caldwell, Tanya M ^a,b   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Dear, Keith B G ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Southern Area Mental Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 5044244348     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06348.x     Document Type: Article

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