Suicide in the epilepsies: A meta-analytic investigation of 29 cohorts

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 305-310

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a,b   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Ruberto, Amedeo ^a   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Meta analysis; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MEDLINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 23844480699     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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