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Suicide

By: Sarah Boslaugh
In: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
Edited by: Sarah Boslaugh

The term suicide refers to deliberately ending one's own life and may also refer to someone who ends his or her life. Because the actor's intention is part of the definition of suicide, it is often a matter of judgment whether ...

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  Boslaugh, S. (2008). Suicide. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology (pp. 1017-1018). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n445
  
  Boslaugh, Sarah. "Suicide." In Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, edited by Boslaugh, Sarah, 1017-18. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n445.
  
  Boslaugh, S. 2008. Suicide. In: Sarah Boslaugh Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1017-1018 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n445> [Accessed 17 Aug 2022].
  
  Boslaugh, Sarah. "Suicide." Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Edited by Sarah Boslaugh. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1017-18. SAGE Research Methods. 17 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n445.
  
  Boslaugh, Sarah (2008). Suicide In: Boslaugh, Sarah (Ed.),Suicide Encyclopedia of epidemiology Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:1017-1018. doi:10.4135/9781412953948.n445
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