Suicide risk in cancer patients from 1960 to 1999

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4209-4216

  Hem, Erlend ^a   Loge, Jon H ^a   Haldorsen, Tor ^a   Ekeberg, Øivind ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 7044270927     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.02.052     Document Type: Article

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