Effect of 7 July 2005 terrorist attacks in London on suicide in England and Wales

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-85

  Salib, Emad ^a,b,d   Cortina Borja, Mario ^c  

^a 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Peasley Cross Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGLAND; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LONDON; SEASONS; SUICIDE; TERRORISM; WALES;

EID: 58149392815     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.049650     Document Type: Article

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