Deliberate self-harm in rural and urban regions: A comparative study of prevalence and patient characteristics

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 274-281

  Harriss, Louise ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Gender; Rural; Social deprivation; UK; Urban

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; RURAL AREA; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960279226     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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