Spatial Patterns and Neighborhood Characteristics of Overall Suicide Clusters in Florida From 2001 to 2010

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2017, Pages e1-e7

  Johnson, Asal M ^a   Woodside, Joseph M ^a   Johnson, Allen ^b   Pollack, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; DEMOGRAPHY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FLORIDA; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

EID: 85008225379     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.07.032     Document Type: Article

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