The enemy within: An econometric analysis of injuries caused by self-harm

Vani Borooah and John Mangan ()

Economic Analysis and Policy, 2015, vol. 46, issue C, 59-66

Abstract: Using data on injuries presenting at the Emergency Departments of participating hospitals in the Australian state of Queensland, we examine the nature of injuries resulting from self-harm and compare them to injuries from external causes. We ask: who are the persons most vulnerable to self-harm? Are self-harm injuries more (or less) severe than injuries from external causes?

Keywords: Self-harm; Injuries; Triage; Ordered logit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2015.03.002

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