The effects of changes in the world health organization's International Classification of Diseases on suicide rates in 71 countries, 1950-1999

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 328-336

  Pearson Nelson, Benjamin J ^a   Raffalovich, Lawrence E ^a   Bjarnason, Thoroddur ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; TIME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 5044229814     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.34.3.328.42774     Document Type: Article

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