Comparison of suicide in people aged 65-74 and 75+ by gender in England and Wales and the major Western countries 1979-1999

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-25

  Pritchard, Colin ^a   Hansen, Lars ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gender; International comparison; Outcome; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ITALY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; WALES;

EID: 11844252639     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1213     Document Type: Article

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