Comparative risk factors for accidental and suicidal death in cancer patients

Crisis

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 325-334

  Kendal, Wayne S ^a,b   Kendal, Wendy M ^c  

^a OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Competing risks; Geriatric medicine; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873914762     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000149     Document Type: Article

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