Effect of month of birth on the risk of suicide

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue MAY, 2006, Pages 416-422

  Salib, Emad ^a,c   Cortina Borja, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POISON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WALES;

EID: 33646509213     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.009118     Document Type: Article

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