Perceived income inequality and suicide rates in Central/Eastern European countries and Western countries, 1990-1993

Death Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-80

  Fernquist, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EASTERN EUROPE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOLOGY; SUICIDE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; JAPAN; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037250262     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180302870     Document Type: Article

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