Suicide burden in the U.S. Air force: 1990-2004

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1019-1023

  Yamane, Col Grower K ^a   Butler, Jenny L ^b  

^a US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

AVIATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73349106549     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-04-7108     Document Type: Article

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