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Incidence of alcohol-related deaths in the veterinary profession in England and Wales, 1993-2005
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It has recently been shown that the proportional mortality ratio for suicide by veterinarians is one of the highest of all occupational groups. The reasons for this alarming statistic are unclear although it has been postulated that alcohol or drug misuse may be significant risk factors which contribute towards the high incidence of suicide within the profession. However, there have been few studies on alcohol misuse by veterinarians and so the aim of this study was to investigate the inciden...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
+ Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Funding agency for:
Hawton, K
+ Oxfordshire Research and Development Consortium
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Funding agency for:
Simkin, S
+ "Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons", "Veterinary Benevolent Fund"
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Funding agency for:
Platt, B
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Veterinary Journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 181
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 332-335
- Publication date:
- 2009-09-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1090-0233
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- Language:
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English
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- Local pid:
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ora:3411
- Deposit date:
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2010-02-25
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- Copyright holder:
- Elsevier Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2008
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