TY - JOUR PY - 2007// TI - Analysis of suicide causes in the material of Białystok Forensic Medicine Department in the years 2004-2006 JO - Annales Academiae Medicae Stetinensis A1 - Stepniewski, Wojciech A1 - Rydzewska-Dudek, Maria A1 - Janica, Jerzy A1 - Załuski, Janusz A1 - Niemcunowicz-Janica, Anna A1 - Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek, Iwona A1 - Dopierała, Tomasz A1 - Okłota, Magdalena A1 - Szeremeta, Michał SP - 55 EP - 59 VL - 53 IS - Suppl 2 N2 - PURPOSE: The object of analysis were suicide cases autopsied in the department in 2004-2006. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Of the 1331 autopsies, 126 were undertaken in suicide victims. This number constituted 9.47% of the total number of autopsies, of those 87.3% were males and 12.7% females. The highest percent rate of suicide was observed among males in the ages of 19-25 year old, among females 19-25 and 31-45. The greatest number of inebriated males was found in ages of 19-25 and 36-40 years old, whereas for females the corresponding age group was 31-35 years. Among the places of suicide predominance of public places was noted. The most common method of committing suicide was by hanging.

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