Death by unnatural causes during childhood and early adulthood in offspring of psychiatric inpatients

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-352

  Webb, Roger T ^a   Pickles, Andrew R ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a   Mortensen, Preben B ^b   Abel, Kathryn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; MORTALITY; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; HOMICIDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MORTALITY; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33847706916     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.64.3.345     Document Type: Article

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