Methods of suicide predict the risks and method-switching of subsequent suicide attempts: A community cohort study in Taiwan

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 711-718

  Huang, Yu Chi ^a   Wu, Ya Wen ^b   Chen, Chih Ken ^c   Wang, Liang Jen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lethality; Method of suicide; Risk factor; Suicide repetition; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIVORCED MAN; DROWNING; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FIREARM; FOLLOW UP; HANGING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JUMPING; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; WIDOWED PERSON;

EID: 84899862724     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S61965     Document Type: Article

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