Does month of birth influence elderly suicide?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1175-1177

  Salib, Emad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIRTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; TIME OF DEATH; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SEASONS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0035677786     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.475     Document Type: Letter

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5. Cerebrospinal fluid amines and higher-lethality suicide attempts in depressed in-patients
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7. Characteristics of 44 patients who subsequently committed suicide