Deliberate self-harm/ poisoning, suicide trends. The link to increased alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-237

  Jayasinghe, Neil R M ^a   Foster, John H ^b  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Poisoning; Self harm; Sri Lanka; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POISONING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 79961225164     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2011.589705     Document Type: Article

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