Cigarette smoking and completed suicide among middle-aged men: A population-based cohort study in Japan

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 286-292

  Iwasaki, Motoki ^a   Akechi, Tatsuo ^b,c   Uchitomi, Yosuke ^b,c   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cigarette Smoking; Middle aged Men; Prospective Study; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 15244339584     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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