Trends in suicide rates of the elderly in Austria, 1970-2004: An analysis of changes in terms of age groups, suicide methods and gender

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 438-444

  Kapusta, Nestor D ^a,b   Etzersdorfer, Elmar ^c   Sonneck, Gernot ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Furtbach Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Austria; Elderly; Epidemiology; Suicide; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DROWNING; FEMALE; FIREARM; GENDER BIAS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HANGING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JUMPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SUICIDE; TREND STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34249657764     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1695     Document Type: Article

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