Suicide and cancer: Where do we go from here?

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-219

  Spoletini, Ilaria ^a   Gianni, Walter ^b   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,c   Madaio, Raffaele ^d   Repetto, Lazzaro ^b   Spalletta, Gianfranco ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d Piazza San Bartolomeo All'Isola 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; Immunology; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 79955651305     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.05.005     Document Type: Review

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