Comparison of elderly suicide rates among migrants in England and Wales with their country of origin

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-299

  Shah, Ajit ^a,b   Lindesay, James ^c   Dennis, Mick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black and minority ethnic groups; Elderly suicides; Migrants

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; NEGRO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WALES;

EID: 67649342811     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2105     Document Type: Article

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