Are age-related trends in suicide rates associated with life expectancy and socio-economic factors?

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-20

  Shah, Ajit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross national; Elderly; Suicide rates; Suicides

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 60749101801     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500802271241     Document Type: Article

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