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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > subintentional death
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > subintentional death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > subintentional death

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subintentional death  

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  • Within the death and dying literature, subintentional is defined as indirectly or unconsciously causing one's own death. Many experts such as Normal Farberow, cofounder of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center, believe that subintentional death and suicide exist along a continuum. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Subintentional Death]

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