Appearances may deceive: What's going on with Australian suicide statistics?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 428-429

  Bradley, Clare E ^a   Harrison, James E ^a   Elnour, Amr Abou ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MORTALITY; POLICE; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE;

EID: 77952352050     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03578.x     Document Type: Editorial

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