Differences between veteran suicides with and without psychiatric symptoms

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Britton, Peter C ^a,b   Ilgen, Mark A ^c,d   Valenstein, Marcia ^c,d   Knox, Kerry ^a,b   Claassen, Cynthia A ^a,b   Conner, Kenneth R ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERANS;

EID: 84857264635     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300415     Document Type: Article

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