Suicide mortality among patients treated for depression in an insured population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-160

  Simon, Gregory E ^a,b   Vonkorff, Michael ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b Center for Hearth Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Primary health care; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032518958     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009428     Document Type: Article

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