Suicide mortality in Finland during an economic cycle, 1985 -1995

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-88

  Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Saarinen, Pirjo I ^a   Viinamäki, Heimo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; divorce; Finland; suicide; unemployment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0033306733     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270020601     Document Type: Article

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