Suicide aggregation in relation to socio-demographic variables and the suicide method in a general population: Assortative susceptibility

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 325-330

  Chotai, Jayanti ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Cluster; Socio demographic variables; Suicide; Suicide method

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DROWNING; FIREARM; HANGING; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF POISONING; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 28444458491     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500319621     Document Type: Conference Paper

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