Characteristics and VA health care utilization of U.S. Veterans who completed suicide in Oregon between 2000 and 2005

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-296

  Basham, Chandra ^a   Denneson, Lauren M ^b,c   Millet, Lisa ^d   Shen, Xun ^d   Duckart, Jonathan ^b   Dobscha, Steven K ^b,c  

^a ZoomCare PC   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OREGON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 80052093578     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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