Standardized Mortality Ratio of Inpatient Suicide in a General Hospital

Standardized Mortality Ratio of Inpatient Suicide in a General Hospital

Inpatient suicide rates are seldom reported using age-standardized methods. This study aimed to estimate the standardized suicide rate in a general hospital. A total of 27 suicidal patients were identified by the adverse event reports during hospitalization from 1995 to 2004. Standardized suicide mo...

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Main Authors: Mei-Chih Meg Tseng, I-Chih Cheng, Fu-Chang Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-04-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
general hospital
hospitalization
Poisson regression model
standardized mortality ratio
suicide
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664611600405

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