AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Jun 2, 2005
Outcome Evaluation of a Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention in an American Indian Tribal Nation
Philip A. May, PhD,
Patricia Serna, MSW,
Lance Hurt, PhD and
Lemyra M. DeBruyn, PhD
Philip A. May is with the Departments of Sociology and Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Patricia Serna and Lance Hurt are with the Western Athabaskan Behavioral Health Services Program. At the time of the study, Lemyra M. DeBruyn was with the Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

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FIGURE 1— Suicide gestures, attempts, and completions among members of the Western Athabaskan Tribal Nation.
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FIGURE 2— Age-specific total suicide gestures and suicide attempts among members of the Western Athabaskan Tribal Nation.
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