Suicide and political regime in New South Wales and Australia during the 20th century

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 766-772

  Page, A ^a   Morrell, S ^a   Taylor, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLITICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036786285     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.10.766     Document Type: Article

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