Primary health care utilization prior to suicide: A retrospective case-control study among active-Duty military personnel

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2014, Pages e817-e823

  Hochman, Eldar ^a   Shelef, Leah ^a   Mann, J John ^a   Portugese, Shirly ^a   Krivoy, Amir ^a   Shoval, Gal ^a   Weiser, Mark ^a   Fruchter, Eyal ^a  

^a Ramat Gan Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAELI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; SUICIDE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; ISRAEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908349310     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.13m08823     Document Type: Article

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