Gender in elderly suicide: Analysis of coroners inquests of 200 cases of elderly suicide in Cheshire 1989-2001

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1082-1087

  Salib, Emad ^a,b   Green, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Hollins Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly suicide; Gender in elderly suicide; Primary care in elderly suicide; Sex in elderly suicide; Utilization of psychiatric service in elderly suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0346368392     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1012     Document Type: Article

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