Suicide risk and precipitating circumstances among young, middle-aged, and older male veterans

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Kaplan, Mark S ^a   McFarland, Bentson H ^b   Huguet, Nathalie ^a   Valenstein, Marcia ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84857337600     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300445     Document Type: Article

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