Risk factors of suicide mortality among multiple attempters: A national registry study in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 364-371

  Chen, I Ming ^a,b   Liao, Shih Cheng ^a   Lee, Ming Been ^a,c,d   Wu, Chia Yi ^c   Lin, Po Hsien ^e   Chen, Wei J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d National Suicide Prevention Centre   (Taiwan)

^e KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case registry; Multiple attempters; Population based study; Risk factor; Suicide method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS POISONING; HANGING; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN;

EID: 84939818388     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2015.07.009     Document Type: Article

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