Determinants of attempted suicide in urban environment

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 451-456

  Ostamo, Aini ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^b   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Areas; Attempted suicide; Sex; Socio economic factors; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URBAN AREA;

FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0346036187     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480260389389     Document Type: Review

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