Suicide among United States military personnel: Determining the root causes

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 896-897

  Stein, Murray B ^a   Ursano, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885662081     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22196     Document Type: Editorial

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