The effect of hospitalization with medical illnesses on the suicide risk in the oldest old: A population-based register study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 771-776

  Erlangsen, Annette ^a,b,c   Vach, Werner ^b   Jeune, Bernard ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c National Centre for Register based Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aged 80 and older; Comorbidity; Elderly; Medical illness; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SUICIDE;

EID: 20444454283     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53256.x     Document Type: Article

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