Sex differences in elderly suicide rates: Some predictive factors

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-118

  Coren, S ^a   Hewitt, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033052158     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869956262     Document Type: Article

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