The effectiveness of structural interventions at suicide hotspots: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 541-548

  Pirkis, Jane ^a   Spittal, Matthew J ^a   Cox, Georgina ^b   Robinson, Jo ^b   Cheung, Yee Tak Derek ^a   Studdert, David ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intervention studies; Meta analysis; Suicide

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; META-ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SUICIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JUMPING; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; SAFETY; SUICIDE;

EID: 84877049434     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt021     Document Type: Article

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