Alcohol consumption predicts the EU suicide rates in young women aged 15-29 years but not in men: Analysis of trends and differences among early and new EU countries since 2004

Alcohol

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-469

  Innamorati, Marco ^a   Lester, David ^b   Amore, Mario ^c   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a   Pompili, Maurizio ^a,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Epidemiology; European Union; Socioeconomic factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77956144493     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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