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Suicide mortality in India

A nationally representative survey

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ID23338403
AuthorsVikram Patel (0000-0003-1066-8584, Tata Memorial Hospital), Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige (0009-0004-3705-8879, St. Michael's Hospital), Lakshmi Vijayakumar (0000-0003-2471-9004, St. Michael's Hospital), JS Thakur (0000-0002-8270-4268, National Institute of Epidemiology), Vendhan Gajalakshmi (St. Michael's Hospital), Gopalkrishna Gururaj (0000-0001-5181-1071, Tata Memorial Hospital), Wilson Suraweera (0000-0001-9673-5746, St. Michael's Hospital), Prabhat Jha (0000-0001-7067-8341, St. Michael's Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume379
Issue9834
Pages2343-2351
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Lancet (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0099-5355 • E-ISSN: 0140-6736
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60606-0
PMID22726517
PMCIDPMC4247159
OpenAlexW1989509557
LanguageEN
Citations received82
References cited35

Cause of death · Disease · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Demography · Epidemiology · Medicine · Melamine detection and toxicity · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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