TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Suicide: Rates, risk factors and future directions for prevention JO - British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) A1 - Windfuhr, Kirsten SP - 364 EP - 365 VL - 72 IS - 7 N2 - Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Approximately 3000 people die by suicide every day, equating to over 1 million deaths per year globally (World Health Organization,2002). The average global suicide rate is 14.5 (per 100000 population) although rates vary substantially by country and geographical region (Hawton and van Heeringen, 2009).

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LA - en SN - 1750-8460 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2011.72.7.364 ID - ref1 ER -