Suicides on farms in South Australia, 1997-2001

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 327-331

  Miller, Keith ^a   Burns, Catherine ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural establishment; Farm resident; Farm suicide; Rural suicide; Suiciderate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOSTATISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; COHORT STUDIES; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 56349132303     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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