Alcohol-related mortality following self-harm: A multicentre cohort study

JRSM Short Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Bergen, Helen ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a   Webb, Roger ^b   Cooper, Jayne ^b   Steeg, Sarah ^b   Haigh, Matthew ^b,c   Ness, Jennifer ^d   Waters, Keith ^d   Kapur, Navneet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d DERBYSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol misuse; Mortality follow up; Self harm; Socio economic deprivation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84995569716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20425333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2054270414533326     Document Type: Article

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