Characteristics of Black and White suicide decedents in Fulton County, Georgia 1988-2002

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1794-1798

  Abe, Karon ^b   Mertz, Kristen J ^c   Powell, Kenneth E ^c   Hanzlick, Randy L ^a  

^a Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33749342117     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.082131     Document Type: Article

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