Suicide mortality in Southern Italy: 1998-2002

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-279

  Pavia, Maria ^a   Nicotera, Gaetano ^a   Scaramuzza, Gaetano ^a   Angelillo, Italo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Italy; Prevention; Public health; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; ITALY; JUMPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 18844441827     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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