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released: 19 Apr 2001 media release

This is a statistical report on suicide and hospitalised self-harm in Australia. It provides the latest data available, including data on age and sex distribution and methods used, and presents trends for suicide deaths. The report also includes information on suicide among Indigenous Australians and describes the shortcomings of the data and the implications for interpreting the information. It will be relevant to those interested in data on suicide or those working in the field, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, academic researchers and the public.

ISSN 1444 3791; ISBN 978 1 74024 091 8; Cat. no. INJ 30; 123pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Steenkamp M & Harrison J 2001. Suicide and hospitalised self-harm in Australia. Injury Research and Statistics Series. Cat. no. INJ 30. Canberra: AIHW.