Allergy is associated with suicide completion with a possible mediating role of mood disorder - A population-based study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 658-664

  Qin, P ^a   Mortensen, P B ^a   Waltoft, B L ^a   Postolache, T T ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; mood disorder; population study; suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE;

EID: 79953754882     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02523.x     Document Type: Article

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