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Suicide rates in the UK Armed Forces, compared with the general workforce and merchant shipping during peacetime years since 1900

Stephen Roberts Orcid Logo, Ann John Orcid Logo, T Carter Orcid Logo, John Williams

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Introduction The main objective was to compare suicide rates and their trends across the three UK Armed forces (Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force) from 1900 to 2020. Further objectives were to compare suicide rates with those in the corresponding general population and in UK merchant shipping and...

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