Completed suicide and marital status according to the Italian region of origin

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-71

  Masocco, Maria ^a   Pompili, Maurizio ^b,c   Vanacore, Nicola ^a   Innamorati, Marco ^d   Lester, David ^e   Girardi, Paolo ^b   Tatarelli, Roberto ^b   Vichi, Monica ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEA DI ROMA   (Italy)

^e RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Italy; Marital status; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE; WIDOWER;

AGE FACTORS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 76649145403     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-009-9118-2     Document Type: Article

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