Police suicide - A web surveillance of national data

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  O'Hara, Andrew F ^b   Violanti, J M ^a  

^a Badge of Life Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Police; Suicide rates; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650927329     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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