Installation of a Bridge Barrier as a Suicide Prevention Strategy in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Author(s) -
Stéphane Perron,
Stephanie Burrows,
Michel Fournier,
Paul-André Perron,
Frédéric Ouellet
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.301089
Subject(s) - jumping , poisson regression , bridge (graph theory) , rate ratio , demography , suicide rates , forensic engineering , poison control , suicide prevention , geography , medicine , engineering , medical emergency , population , sociology , surgery , physiology
We investigated whether the installation of a suicide prevention barrier on Jacques-Cartier Bridge led to displacement of suicides to other jumping sites on Montréal Island and Montérégie, Québec, the 2 regions it connects.
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