Self-harm in prisons in England and Wales: An epidemiological study of prevalence, risk factors, clustering, and subsequent suicide

The Lancet

Volumn 383, Issue 9923, 2014, Pages 1147-1154

  Hawton, Keith ^a   Linsell, Louise ^a   Adeniji, Tunde ^b   Sariaslan, Amir ^c   Fazel, Seena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF JUSTICE   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; PUNISHMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF HARM; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; AUTOMUTILATION; BAYES THEOREM; ETHNICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897038742     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62118-2     Document Type: Article

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