Understanding suicide in the elderly

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-102

  Zanni, Guido R ^a   Wick, Jeannette Y ^a  

^a National Institutes of Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Elder suicide; Intimate partner homicide suicide; Suicide; Suicide prevention; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONSULTANTS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 77749337709     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2010.93     Document Type: Review

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