Suicide in Cancer Patients in California, 1997-2006

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 324-333

  Nasseri, Kiumarss ^a   Mills, Paul K ^b   Mirshahidi, Hamid R ^c   Moulton, Lawrence H ^d  

^a Epidemiology Access Health Corp   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

California; cancer; cancer registry; rate ratio; standardized mortality ratio; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869159427     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.722056     Document Type: Article

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