Gender-related changes in suicide rates and methods in Eastern Finland from 1988 to 1997

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 327-332

  Pesonen, Tuula M ^a   Tacke, Ulrich ^a   Karkola, Kari O ^b   Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Lehtonen, Johannes ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gender; Prevention; Self poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HANGING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGIONALIZATION; RURAL AREA; SELF POISONING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4544230829     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480410005855     Document Type: Article

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