Suicide in the army national guard: An empirical inquiry

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-119

  Griffith, James ^a  

^a US Army National Guard   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856876739     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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