Spatial analysis of suicide mortality in Australia: Investigation of metropolitan-rural-remote differentials of suicide risk across states/territories

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1460-1468

  Cheung, Yee Tak Derek ^a   Spittal, Matthew J ^a   Pirkis, Jane ^a   Yip, Paul Siu Fai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Australia; Geographical variation; Mental health; Spatial analysis; Suicide; Suicide cluster

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH SERVICES; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84864618278     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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