Suicide in U.S. Workplaces, 2003-2010: A comparison with non-workplace suicides

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 674-682

  Tiesman, Hope M ^a   Konda, Srinivas ^a   Hartley, Dan ^a   Menéndez, Cammie Chaumont ^a   Ridenour, Marilyn ^a   Hendricks, Scott ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929653232     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.12.011     Document Type: Article

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