Social support and suicide in Japanese men and women - The Japan Public Health Center (JPHC)-based prospective study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1545-1550

  Poudel Tandukar, Kalpana ^a   Nanri, Akiko ^b   Mizoue, Tetsuya ^b   Matsushita, Yumi ^b   Takahashi, Yoshihiko ^b   Noda, Mitsuhiko ^b   Inoue, Manami ^c   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^c  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Longitudinal study; Social support; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 80355144532     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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