Increasing rates of suicide in young men in England during the 1980s: The importance of social context

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1419-1423

  Crawford, M J ^a   Prince, M ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Suicide; Unemployment; Young men

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033231770     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00213-0     Document Type: Article

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