Characteristics of suicides among US Army active duty personnel in 17 US states from 2005 to 2007

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Logan, Joseph ^a   Skopp, Nancy A ^b   Karch, Debra ^a   Reger, Mark A ^b   Gahm, Gregory A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b National Center for Telehealth and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857352997     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300481     Document Type: Article

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