National differences in predictors of suicide among young and elderly citizens: Linking societal predictors to psychological factors

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-60

  Wu, Wesley C H ^a   Bond, Michael Harris ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Age difference; Family integration; Suicide rates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEALTH; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33646094493     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110500318430     Document Type: Article

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