Suicide among foreign-born minorities and native swedes: An epidemiological follow-up study of a defined population

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-187

  Johansson, Leena Maria ^a,b   Sundquist, Jan ^c   Johansson, Sven Erik ^d   Bergman, Bo ^a   Qvist, Jan ^d   Träskman Bendz, Lil ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Lowenstromska Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STATISTICS SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POLAND; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031030212     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00142-6     Document Type: Article

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