Implementation and early utilization of a suicide hotline for veterans

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Knox, Kerry L ^a   Kemp, Janet ^a   McKeon, Richard ^b   Katz, Ira R ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Center for Mental Health Services   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; VETERANS;

EID: 84857348776     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300301     Document Type: Article

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