Further increases in rural suicide in young Australian adults: Secular trends, 1979-2003

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 442-453

  Page, Andrew ^a   Morrell, Stephen ^b   Taylor, Richard ^a   Dudley, Michael ^c   Carter, Greg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Rural residence; Secular trends; Socio economic status; Suicide; Young adults

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SECULAR VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUICIDE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34347331127     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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