Interventions to reduce suicides at suicide hotspots: A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cox, Georgina R ^a   Owens, Christabel ^b   Robinson, Jo ^a   Nicholas, Angela ^c   Lockley, Anne ^c   Williamson, Michelle ^c   Cheung, Yee Tak Derek ^c   Pirkis, Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intervention; Suicide hotspots; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUICIDE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874741974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-214     Document Type: Review

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