Family and household formations and suicide in the United States

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 202-213

  Denney, Justin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Living arrangements; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149085173     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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