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Confluence of Suicide and Drug Overdose Epidemics in Young Australian Males

Shared by Livia - 27 February 2019
Originally posted by Edie - 26 February 2019
Event Date
City/Region/State
Sydney
Country
Australia

Young adult males experience higher mortality than females, and in age groups immediately younger and older, and with considerable variation in death rates over time. Trends in mortality and the causal structure of deaths among young adult Australian males over 1979–2011 are investigated, with a focus on suicide and drug overdose.

This seminar discusses trends in mortality among young adult Australian males with a focus on suicide and drug overdose.

Speaker: Professor Richard Taylor

Date And Time

Thu., 28 February 2019

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm AEDT