Elderly suicide rates in Asian and English-speaking countries

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-275

  Pritchard, C ^a   Baldwin, D S ^b  

^a ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asian; Chinese; Elderly; International; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 0036208882     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.1014.x     Document Type: Article

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