Suicide and self-harm prevention for people in immigration detention

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Procter, Nicholas G ^a   De Leo, Diego ^b   Newman, Louise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; SELF HARM; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

AUSTRALIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; PRISONS; REFUGEES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 84890389503     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10804     Document Type: Note

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