Suicide in the US Army

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 871-878

  Lineberry, Timothy W ^a   O'Connor, Stephen S ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; DYING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84866371275     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.07.002     Document Type: Review

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