Characteristics of small areas with high rates of hospital-treated self-harm: deprived, fragmented and urban or just close to hospital? A national registry study.

I B O'FarrellCorcoran PaulI J Perry

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2014)

Self-harm incidence was influenced by proximity to hospital services, population density and social fragmentation; however, the strongest area-level predictor of self-harm was deprivation.

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healthcare
acute care
mental health
adverse drug
risk factors
quality improvement