Alcohol use to facilitate a suicide attempt: An event-based examination

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 474-481

  Bagge, Courtney L ^a   Conner, Kenneth R ^b,c   Reed, Louren ^a   Dawkins, Milton ^a   Murray, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929429923     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.474     Document Type: Article

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