Policy-appropriate measurement of suicide: Headcount vs. potential years of life lost, Australia, 1907-2005

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-99

  Doessel, D P ^a   Williams, Ruth F G ^a,b   Whiteford, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Potential years of life lost; PYLL; Suicide; Suicide prevention strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 58149236879     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110802572197     Document Type: Article

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