Suicide and accidental deaths in children and adolescents in England and Wales, 2001-2010

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 945-950

  Windfuhr, Kirsten ^a   While, David ^a   Hunt, Isabelle M ^a   Shaw, Jenny ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a   Kapur, Nav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888588262     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302539     Document Type: Article

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