Suicide following the death of a sibling: A nationwide follow-up study from Sweden

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Rostila, Mikael ^a   Saarela, Jan ^b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; REGISTER; SIBLING; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84877675362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002618     Document Type: Article

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