Mortality and suicide after self-harm: Community cohort study in Taiwan

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Chen, Vincent C H ^a   Tan, Happy K L ^b   Chen, Chung Ying ^c   Chen, Tony H H ^d   Liao, Long Ren ^e   Lee, Charles T C ^f   Dewey, Michael ^g   Stewart, Robert ^g   Prince, Martin ^g   Cheng, Andrew T A ^h  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAOYUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Tsaotun Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Health Bureau   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 78651513339     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.080952     Document Type: Article

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