Suicide in Ireland: The influence of alcohol and unemployment

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-47

  Walsh, Brendan ^a   Walsh, Dermot ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Mental Health Commission   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ALCOHOL; MORTALITY RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 79955930435     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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