Perspectives on suicide and traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-243

  Simpson, Grahame K ^a,b   Brenner, Lisa A ^c,d  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960742439     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31821fdb86     Document Type: Editorial

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