The possible evidence for an epidemiological transition hypothesis for elderly suicides

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-226

  Shah, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly suicides; Epidemiology; Socioeconomic status; Suicides

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; AGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950590430     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161020999130X     Document Type: Article

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