Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 91-99 , July 2005

A case-control study of 92 cases of in-patient suicides

  • Jimmy Y.S. Dong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tuen Mun Hospital, China
    • ,
  • T.P. Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Queen Mary Hospital, 102, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 2855 3067; fax: +852 2855 1345.
    • ,
  • C.K. Kan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, China

Received 19 November 2004 ,Revised 15 March 2005 ,Accepted 15 March 2005.

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PII: S0165-0327(05)00090-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.03.015

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 91-99 , July 2005

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