The association between suicidal ideation and increased mortality from natural causes

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 855-860

  Batterham, Philip J ^a   Calear, Alison L ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew J ^b   Christensen, Helen ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Elderly; Heart disease; Mortality; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY; ELDERLY; HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84888320617     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.03.018     Document Type: Article

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