Predictors of suicide and suicide attempt in subway stations: A population-based ecological study

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 339-353

  Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas ^a   Sonneck, Gernot ^b   Dervic, Kanita ^c   Nader, Ingo W ^d   Voracek, Martin ^d   Kapusta, Nestor D ^e   Etzersdorfer, Elmar ^f   Mittendorfer Rutz, Ellenor ^g   Dorner, Thomas ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f Furtbachkrankenhaus   (Germany)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Austria; Epidemiology; Poisson regression; Prevention; Risk factors; Subway; Suicide; Suicide attempt; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILWAY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84863776764     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9656-4     Document Type: Article

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