Physical illness and suicide in the elderly

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 56-59

  Wærn, Margda ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Physical illness; Suicide; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR DISEASE; ELDERLY CARE; EYE DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TIME; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0037927827     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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