Suicide in South Tyrol 1980-1992: Influence of affiliation to different language groups

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 273-278

  Deisenhammer, E A ^a   Haring, Ch ^a   Kemmler, G ^a   Pycha, R ^a   Hinterhuber, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethnology; Language group; South Tyrol; Suicide rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0029900378     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02190279     Document Type: Article

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