Postponed suicide death? Suicides around birthdays and major public holidays

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-283

  Jessen, Gert ^a   Jensen, Børge F ^a  

^a Unit for Suicidological Research   (Denmark)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; TIME;

EID: 0032827887     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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