Suicide in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Linkage Study Using Medical Examiner and Vital Statistics Data

From: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Alaghehbandan, Reza; Avis, Simon; Collins, Kayla; MacDonald, Don; Sikdar, Khokan; Edwards, Nicole | Copyright information

Objective: To examine suicide epidemiology in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1997 to 2001.

Method: Data from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (CME) were linked with data derived from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to assess variation of rates. We used the chi-square test to compare categorical data.

Results: The CME recorded 225 suicide deaths, compared with 187 in the Canadian Vital Statistics ...

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