Elderly suicide in primary care

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 750-756

  Tadros, George ^a,b   Salib, Emad ^c,d  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Peasley Cross Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly suicide; GPs and elderly suicide; Primary care; Suicide education; Suicide prevention; Suicide risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SUICIDE; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34548264134     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1734     Document Type: Article

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