Self-injury in Australia: A community survey

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 506-510

  Martin, Graham ^c   Swannell, Sarah V ^c   Hazell, Philip L ^a,d,e   Harrison, James E ^b,f   Taylor, Anne W ^g,h  

^a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services   (Australia)

^b Centre for Ageing Studies   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^f FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g SA Health   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 78149305155     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04033.x     Document Type: Article

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