Accident or intentional death? A case of certain uncertainty

Diego De Leo^{1

2

3}, Nicola Meda^{4

5}, Josephine Zammarrelli⁴

Affiliations

¹ Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, 4122, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia. d.deleo@griffith.edu.au.
² Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Primorska University, 6000, Koper, Slovenia. d.deleo@griffith.edu.au.
³ De Leo Fund, 35137, Padova, Italy. d.deleo@griffith.edu.au.
⁴ De Leo Fund, 35137, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121, Padua, Italy.

Editorial

Diego De Leo et al. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2024.

. 2024 Sep 5;36(1):184.

doi: 10.1007/s40520-024-02834-3.

Diego De Leo^{1

2

3}, Nicola Meda^{4

5}, Josephine Zammarrelli⁴

¹ Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, 4122, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia. d.deleo@griffith.edu.au.
² Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Primorska University, 6000, Koper, Slovenia. d.deleo@griffith.edu.au.
³ De Leo Fund, 35137, Padova, Italy. d.deleo@griffith.edu.au.
⁴ De Leo Fund, 35137, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121, Padua, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Misclassification; Old age; Self-choking; Suicide; Under-reporting.

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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