%0 Journal Article
%T Suicide: risk factors and prevention in medical practice
%J Annual review of medicine
%D 1992
%A Buzan, R. D.
%A Weissberg, M. P.
%V 43
%N 
%P 37-46
%X Suicide is a preventable cause of death that increasingly affects younger age groups. We review the epidemiology of suicide in the general population, in psychiatric patients, and in medical/surgical patients. The essential role of the primary care physician in preventing suicide is examined.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Annual Reviews
%@ 0066-4219
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.me.43.020192.000345