Mental health and social isolation among survivors ten years after a suicide in the family: A case-control study

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-226

  Saarinen, Pirjo Irmeli ^a   Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Lehtonen, Johannes ^a   Lönnqvist, Jouko K ^b   Viinamäki, Heimo ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Follow up study; Suicide; Survivors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036882518     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110214143     Document Type: Article

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