Suicide Risk Among Chernobyl Cleanup Workers in Estonia Still Increased: An Updated Cohort Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 917-919

  Rahu, Kaja ^a   Rahu, Mati ^a   Tekkel, Mare ^a   Bromet, Evelyn ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Cohort; Estonia; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTONIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION INJURY; SUICIDE; THYROID CANCER;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; ESTONIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; SUICIDE;

EID: 33845299881     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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