The influence of exclusion criteria on the relationship between suicide rates and age in cross-national studies [3]

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 989-992

  Shah, Ajit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; VALIDITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34548085928     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005613     Document Type: Letter

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