Suicide, religion, and socioeconomic conditions. An ecological study in 26 countries, 1990

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 204-210

  Neeleman, Jan ^a   Lewis, Glyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033055757     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.4.204     Document Type: Article

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