Suicides and suicide attempts in the U.S. military, 2008-2010

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 262-273

  Bush, Nigel E ^a   Reger, Mark A ^a   Luxton, David D ^a   Skopp, Nancy A ^a   Kinn, Julie ^a   Smolenski, Derek ^a   Gahm, Gregory A ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879032063     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12012     Document Type: Article

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