Unemployment and suicidal behavior in a New Zealand birth cohort: A fixed effects regression analysis

Crisis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-101

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Boden, Joseph M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fixed effects models; Longitudinal studies; Suicidal behavior; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 34547751532     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.28.2.95     Document Type: Article

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