Suicidal behavior in a national sample of older homeless veterans

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Schinka, John A ^a,b   Schinka, Katherine C ^c   Casey, Roger J ^a,d   Kasprow, Wes ^e   Bossarte, Robert M ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e VA Northeast Program Evaluation Center   (United States)

^f VA Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84857313638     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300436     Document Type: Article

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