The relationship between elderly suicide rates, population density and room density

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1197-1198

  Shah, Ajit ^a   Sinha, Tanuja ^b   Makena, Rajeswari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; DENSITY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRANDCHILD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LETTER; MIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; ROOM DENSITY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE;

EID: 75149139438     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209990172     Document Type: Letter

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