Suicidality and tiredness of life among very old persons: Results from the berlin aging study (base)

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-182

  Barnow, S ^a   Linden, M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Suicidality; Very old persons

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030749305     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811119708258269     Document Type: Article

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