Suicide in medical doctors and nurses: An analysis of the Queensland suicide register

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 201, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 987-990

  Kõlves, Kairi ^a   De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Education professionals; Medical doctors; Nurses; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; DISABLED PERSON; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUEENSLAND SUICIDE REGISTER; REGISTER; SUICIDE; TIME OF DEATH; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUEENSLAND; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84887782830     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000047     Document Type: Article

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