Unemployment is an important risk factor for suicide in contemporary Sweden: An 11-year follow-up study of a cross-sectional sample of 37 789 people

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-45

  Johansson, S E ^a   Sundquist, J ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Dalby/Lund ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability; Socio economic status; Suicide; Sweden; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031018909     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900317     Document Type: Article

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