Do geographic regions with higher suicide rates also have higher rates of nonfatal intentional self-harm?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 637-649

  Claassen, Cynthia A ^a   Carmody, Thomas ^a   Bossarte, Robert ^b   Trivedi, Madhukar H ^a   Elliott, Stephen ^a   Currier, Glenn W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENTION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61849099480     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.6.637     Document Type: Article

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