The role of socioeconomic indicators on non-alcohol and alcohol-associated suicide mortality among women in Finland. A register-based follow-up study of 12 million person-years

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2161-2169

  Mäki, Netta ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol associated suicide; Education; Finland; Income; Non alcohol associated suicide; Social class; Women

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CLASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH EDUCATION; INCOME; MORTALITY; POISSON RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUICIDE; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; MORTALITY; REGISTER; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 67649283586     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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