Psychiatric hospitalisation and suicide among the very old in Denmark: Population-based register study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue JULY, 2005, Pages 43-48

  Erlangsen, Annette ^a,d   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^b   Vach, Werner ^c   Jeune, Bernard ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b National Centre for Register based Research   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 22344435093     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.1.43     Document Type: Article

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