Urban/rural inequalities in suicide in Scotland, 1981-1999

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2877-2890

  Levin, Kate A ^a   Leyland, Alastair H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multilevel models; Scotland, UK; Suicides; Urban rural

Indexed keywords

RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 16844387208     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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