Marital status and suicide in the National Longitudinal Mortality Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 254-261

  Kposowa, Augustine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; SUICIDE;

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034097854     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.4.254     Document Type: Article

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