Rates and previous disease history in old age suicide

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-46

  Koponen, Hannu J ^a   Viilo, Kaisa ^b   Hakko, Helinä ^b   Timonen, Markku ^c,d   Meyer Rochow, V Benno ^c,e   Särkioja, Terttu ^c   Räsänen, Pirkko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d Oulu Health Center   (Finland)

^e JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Depression; Elderly; Physical illness; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33846320440     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1651     Document Type: Article

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