Per capita alcohol consumption and suicide rates in the U.S., 1950-2002

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 452-460

  Landberg, Jonas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WAR; WINE;

EID: 70349666755     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.4.452     Document Type: Article

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