Does sport have a protective effect against suicide?

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 331-335

  Müller, Bettina ^a,b   Georgi, Klaus ^a   Schnabel, Axel ^a   Schneider, Barbara ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b AGAPLESION MARKUS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Completed suicide; Sports activities; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORT; SUICIDE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORTS; SUICIDE;

EID: 77951526592     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1121189X00000300     Document Type: Article

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