Suicides hidden among undetermined deaths

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 214-218

  Ohberg, A ^a,b   Lonnqvist, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0031722620     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10069.x     Document Type: Article

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