Core features of suicide. Gender, age, alcohol and other putative risk factors in a low-incidence population

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-159

  Wang, August G ^a   Stórá, Tormódur ^b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Core features; Low incidence population; Suicide rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149122652     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802429458     Document Type: Article

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