Suicide in the medical setting

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 474-481

  Ballard, Elizabeth D ^a   Pao, Maryland ^b   Henderson, David ^b   Lee, Laura M ^b   Bostwick, J Michael ^c   Rosenstein, Donald L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NIH

^c Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50949103190     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(08)34060-4     Document Type: Article

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