Health care utilisation two years prior to suicide in Sweden: a retrospective explorative study based on medical records

• Main Authors: Erik Bergqvist (Author), Sara Probert-Lindström (Author), Elin Fröding (Author), Nina Palmqvist-Öberg (Author), Anna Ehnvall (Author), Charlotta Sunnqvist (Author), Tabita Sellin (Author), Marjan Vaez (Author), Margda Waern (Author), Åsa Westrin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Previous literature has suggested that identifying putative differences in health care seeking patterns before death by suicide depending on age and gender may facilitate more targeted suicide preventive approaches. The aim of this study is to map health care utilisation among ind...