The association between relationship markers of sexual orientation and suicide: Denmark, 1990-2001

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-117

  Mathy, Robin M ^a   Cochran, Susan D ^b   Olsen, Jorn ^b   Mays, Vickie M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay; Homosexuality; Lesbian; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 79951814638     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-009-0177-3     Document Type: Article

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