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Editorial
. 2012 Mar;102 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S17-9.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300491. Epub 2012 Jan 25.

Is the rate of suicide among veterans elevated?

Robert D Gibbons, C Hendricks Brown, Kwan Hur
Editorial

Is the rate of suicide among veterans elevated?

Robert D Gibbons et al. Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar.
No abstract available

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FIGURE 1—
FIGURE 1—
Relative Risk of Suicide as a Function of Veteran Status and Age.
FIGURE 2—
FIGURE 2—
Suicide Rate per 100 000 in Male Veteran and Nonveterans.
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References

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    1. Kaplan MS, Huguet N, McFarland BH, Newsom JT. Suicide among male veterans: a prospective population-based study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007;61(7):619–624 - PMC - PubMed
    1. Department of Veterans Affairs Report of the Blue Ribbon Work Group on Suicide Prevention in the Veteran Population. Washington, DC: US Department of Veterans Affairs; 2008
    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nvdrs. Accessed August 8, 2011
    1. US Census Bureau Projections of the population by age and sex of states: 1995–2025. Available at: http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/stpjage.txt. Accessed August 8, 2011

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