Body mass index and suicide

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-147

  Austin, Amy E ^a,b   Van Den Heuvel, Corinna ^a   Byard, Roger W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SA PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Depression; Hanging; Obesity; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE;

ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 84900542352     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: 1533404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000094     Document Type: Article

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