Midlife suicide risk, partner's psychiatric illness, spouse and child bereavement by suicide or other modes of death: A gender specific study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 407-412

  Agerbo, Esben ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; SUICIDE;

EID: 17644379107     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.024950     Document Type: Article

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