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Title:

Stable time patterns of railway suicides in Germany: comparative analysis of 7,187 cases across two observation periods (1995-1998; 2005-2008).

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Author(s):
Lukaschek, Karoline; Baumert, Jens; Erazo, Natalia; Ladwig, Karl-Heinz
Abstract:
The majority of fatalities on the European Union (EU) railways are suicides, representing about 60% of all railway fatalities. The aim of this study was to compare time patterns of suicidal behaviour on railway tracks in Germany between two observation periods (1995-1998 and 2005-2008) in order to investigate their stability and value in railway suicide prevention.Cases were derived from the National Central Registry of person accidents on the German railway network (STABAG). The association of...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
BMC Public Health
Year:
2014
Journal volume:
14
Pages contribution:
124
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-124
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24498876
Print-ISSN:
1471-2458
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
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