Per capita income is related to suicide rates in men but not in women

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-42

  Sher, Leo ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Europe; Gender; Income; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33644893049     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2005.04.016     Document Type: Article

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