Suicidal behaviour and suicide from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol and surrounding area in the UK: 1994-2003

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-208

  Bennewith, Olive ^a,b   Nowers, Mike ^a   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Canynge Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

jumping; prevention; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953192222     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq092     Document Type: Article

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