Changes in the geography of suicide in young men: England and Wales 1981-2005

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 536-543

  Gunnell, D ^a   Wheeler, B ^a   Chang, S S ^a,b   Thomas, B ^c   Sterne, J A C ^a   Dorling, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ju Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CENSUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MALE; MAPPING; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84862629859     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.104000     Document Type: Article

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