The age structures and marital status differences of married and not married male suicide rates: 12 Developed countries

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-382

  Cutright, Phillips ^a   Stack, Steven ^b   Fernquist, Robert ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Male suicide rate; Marital status; Societal integration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CULTURE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE;

EID: 33747679798     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110600791205     Document Type: Article

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