Change in suicide rates for patients with schizophrenia in Denmark, 1981-97: Nested case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7460, 2004, Pages 261-264

  Nordentoft, Merete ^a   Laursen, Thomas Munk ^b   Agerbo, Esben ^b   Qin, Ping ^b   Høyer, Eyd Hansen ^b   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 4043076991     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38133.622488.63     Document Type: Article

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