Suicide and marital status in Italy

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-285

  Masocco, Maria ^a   Pompili, Maurizio ^b,c   Vichi, Monica ^a   Vanacore, Nicola ^a   Lester, David ^d   Tatarelli, Roberto ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Italy; Marital status; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 56349167497     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-008-9072-4     Document Type: Article

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