Age, labour market conditions and male suicide rates in selected countries

Ageing and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-40

  Taylor, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older workers; Suicide; Unemployment; Youth

Indexed keywords

AGE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; MORTALITY; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0037277149     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X02001022     Document Type: Article

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