Suicide differentials in Australian males and females by various measures of socio-economic status, 1994-98

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 318-324

  Page, Andrew ^a   Morrell, Stephen ^a   Taylor, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036675071     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2002.tb00178.x     Document Type: Article

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