Suicide incidence and risk factors in an active duty US military population

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Hyman, Jeffrey ^a   Ireland, Robert ^b   Frost, Lucinda ^c   Cottrell, Linda ^d  

^a OBEA   (United States)

^b Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)   (United States)

^c Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense/(Health Affairs) Clinical and Program Policy   (United States)

^d Kennell Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857271411     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300484     Document Type: Article

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