Risk of suicide in cancer patients in Western Australia, 1981-2002

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence and risk of suicide in cancer patients in Western Australia from 1981 to 2002. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: Retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with cancer in WA from 1981 to 2002, using data from the WA Linked Database. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Age-st...

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Main Authors: Dormer, N., McCaul, Kieran, Kristjanson, Linda
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australasian Medical Publishing Company 2008
Online Access:http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/188_03_040208/dor10146_fm.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37700