Comparative analysis of suicide, accidental, and undetermined cause of death classification

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 304-316

  Gray, Douglas ^a   Coon, Hilary ^b   McGlade, Erin ^a,c   Callor, William B ^d   Byrd, Josh ^d   Viskochil, Joseph ^e   Bakian, Amanda ^b   Yurgelun Todd, Deborah ^a,c   Grey, Todd ^b,d   McMahon, William M ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c The Brain Institute at the University of Utah   (United States)

^d Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902544541     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12079     Document Type: Article

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