The association of physical illness and self-harm resulting in hospitalisation among older people in a population-based study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 279-288

  Mitchell, Rebecca ^a,b   Draper, Brian ^c   Harvey, Lara ^b   Brodaty, Henry ^c   Close, Jacqueline ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic illness; older person; physical disease; self harm

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; AUTOMUTILATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84945232387     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1099610     Document Type: Article

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