Suicide, age and marital status

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 121-128

  Kreitman, Norman ^a  

^a ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATALITY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGE; SCOTLAND; SINGLE PERSON; SUICIDE;

EID: 0023931729     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700001951     Document Type: Article

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