Does young adult suicide cluster geographically in Scotland?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 731-736

  Exeter, Daniel J ^a,b   Boyle, Paul J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; MORTALITY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; POISONING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547209315     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.052365     Document Type: Article

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