Suicidal ideation in cancer patients with major depression

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 221-224

  Akechi, Tatsuo ^a,b   Okamura, Hitoshi ^b   Kugaya, Akira ^b,c   Nakano, Tomohito ^b   Nakanishi, Tatsuro ^c,d   Akizuki, Nobuya ^c   Yamawaki, Shigeto ^e   Uchitomi, Yosuke ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^d JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0034093907     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyd057     Document Type: Article

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