Use of health services following self-harm in urban versus suburban and rural areas: A national cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Fadum, Elin Anita ^a   Stanley, Barbara ^a,b,c   Rossow, Ingeborg ^a,d   Mork, Erlend ^a   Törmoen, Anita J ^a   Mehlum, Lars ^a  

^a Institute of Clinical Medicine   (Norway)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84883312537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002570     Document Type: Article

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