Self Inflicted Injuries among Children in United States - estimates from a nationwide emergency department sample.

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of the current study are to provide nationally representative estimates of hospital based emergency department visits (ED) attributed to self inflicted injuries and attempted suicides among children in United States; and to identify potential methods of such intentional sel...

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Main Authors: Naseem Sulyman, Min Kyeong Kim, Sankeerth Rampa, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Romesh P Nalliah, Veerajalandhar Allareddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3715517?pdf=render