Suicide trends diverge by method: Swiss suicide rates 1969-2005

European Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-135

  Hepp, U ^a   Ring, M ^b   Frei, A ^c   Rossler W ^b   Schnyder, U ^d   Ajdacic Gross, V ^b  

^a Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^c Luzerner Psychiatrie   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Firearms; Poisoning; Prevention; Suicide; Vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASSISTED SUICIDE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DROWNING; FALLING; FEMALE; FIREARM; GAS POISONING; HANGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STRANGULATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TREND STUDY;

ASPHYXIA; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POISONING; RAILROADS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; SWITZERLAND; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 77950368269     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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