Extreme obesity is associated with attempted suicides: Results from a family study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 388-390

  Dong, C ^a   Li, W D ^a   Li, D ^a   Price, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 32544433656     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803119     Document Type: Article

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