Issues in designing, implementing, and evaluating suicide prevention strategies

Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 272-275

  Windfuhr, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

national strategies; prevention; public health policy; suicidal behaviour; suicide

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL STUDY; EVALUATION; GOLD STANDARD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67649352737     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mppsy.2009.04.002     Document Type: Review

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