Suicide phenomena in nursing homes: A neglected issue in geriatric research and clinical management? [8]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1299-1300

  Paolo, Scocco ^a   Giovanni, De Girolamo ^b   Luigi, Pavan ^c  

^a ASSL of Padua ^*  (Italy)

^b Azienda USL di Bologna   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33746764445     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00846.x     Document Type: Letter

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