Suicide by occupational skill level in the Australian construction industry: Data from 2001 to 2010

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 281-285

  Milner, Allison ^a   Niven, Heather ^a   Lamontagne, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; intentional self harm; skill level; socio economic gradient; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901830812     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12205     Document Type: Article

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