The impact of fathers' physical and psychosocial work conditions on attempted and completed suicide among their children

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Aleck, Ostry ^a   Stefania, Maggi ^b   James, Tansey ^c   James, Dunn ^d   Ruth, Hershler ^a   Lisa, Chen ^a   Amber, Louie ^a   Clyde, Hertzman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; ADOLESCENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FORESTRY; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; REGISTRIES; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645824998     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-77     Document Type: Article

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