The association between bankruptcy and hospital-presenting attempted suicide: A record linkage study

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 676-684

  Kidger, Judi ^a   Gunnell, David ^a   Jarvik, Jeffrey G ^b   Overstreet, Karen A ^c   Hollingworth, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Western District of Washington ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGED; BANKRUPTCY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 82955189718     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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