Suicide around public holidays

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-126

  Barker, Emma ^a   O'Gorman, John ^a   De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Festive season; Holiday; Queensland; Risk; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LEISURE; PUBLIC HOLIDAY; REGISTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUICIDE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; QUEENSLAND; REGISTRIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 84902269144     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856213519293     Document Type: Article

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