Suicides after pregnancy in Finland, 1987–94: Register linkage study

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7070, 1996, Pages 1431-1434

  Gissler, Mika ^a   Hemminki, Elina ^a   Lonnqvist, Jouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIAL CLASS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUICIDE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0029948307     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7070.1431     Document Type: Article

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