Citation

Daéid NN. J. Ir. Coll. Physicians Surg. 1997; 26(3): 180-182.

Affiliation

Forensic Science Unit, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11619447

Abstract

A large number of suicides (20%) which occur in Ireland are amongst the agricultural sector. Statistical records were examined and suicide fatalities amongst the agricultural sector identified and collated. Significant differences (X2, p=0.01) were found between the marital status, methods employed and age profiles of both men and women involved within the agricultural sector as compared with suicides as a whole over the same time period. Such information may be relevant to future suicide prevention strategies.

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