Attempted suicide, self-harm, and violent victimization among regular illicit drug users

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 587-596

  Darke, Shane ^a   Torok, Michelle ^a   Kaye, Sharlene ^a   Ross, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRIME VICTIMS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751666650     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.6.587     Document Type: Article

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