The relationship between elderly suicides rates, household size and family structure: A cross-national study

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 259-264

  Shah, Ajit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural factors; Elderly suicides; Suicides

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70350780347     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651500902887656     Document Type: Article

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