Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 161-163 , November 2007

Assessing the risk of suicide at triage

  • Natisha Sands, RPN, RN, PhD

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Received 23 August 2007 ,Accepted 24 August 2007.

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PII: S1574-6267(07)00110-3

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.08.004

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 161-163 , November 2007