Perinatal conditions and parental age at birth as risk markers for subsequent suicide attempt and suicide: A population based case-control study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 729-738

  Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas ^a   Rasmussen, Finn ^b   Mittendorfer Rutz, Ellenor ^b  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control study; Maternal age; Offspring; Parental factors; Perinatal; Perinatal factors; Register study; Suicide; Suicide attempt; Sweden; Synergy index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARITY; PATERNAL AGE; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871347650     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9724-4     Document Type: Article

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