A comparison of multi-component systems approaches to suicide prevention

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 128-131

  Baker, Simon T E ^a   Nicholas, Jennifer ^a   Shand, Fiona ^a   Green, Rachel ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

evaluation; implementation; multi component systems approaches; prevention; suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EUROPEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEPRESSION MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN MODEL; PATIENT CARE; SUICIDE; ZERO SUICIDE MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SUICIDE;

EID: 85042215523     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856217743888     Document Type: Article

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