Sex-specific impact of socio-economic factors on suicide risk: A population-based case-control study in Denmark

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-270

  Andrés, Antonio Rodríguez ^a   Collings, Sunny ^b   Qin, Ping ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Case control study; Denmark; Socio economic status; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 77952930297     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp183     Document Type: Article

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