Evidence for a positive ecological correlation of regional intelligence and suicide mortality in the united states during the early 20th century'

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 391-402

  Voracek, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36349028728     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.105.2.391-402     Document Type: Article

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