Possible relation of suicide rates of elderly with societal crime: A cross-national study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-98

  Shah, Ajit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

AGED; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 42349099785     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.102.1.95-98     Document Type: Article

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