Does long-term economic adversity affect elderly suicide rates? A cross-national comparison [5]

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 788-789

  Shah, Ajit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LETTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34447135540     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005704     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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3. Seiden, R. H. (1981). Mellowing with age: factors affecting the non-white suicide rate. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 13, 265-284.
4. Shah, A. K., Bhat, R., MacKenzie, S. and Koen, C. (2007). A cross-national study of the relationship between elderly suicide rates and life expectancy and markers of socio-economic status and healthcare. International Psychogeriatrics. E-published ahead of print publication.