The great recession, unemployment and suicide

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 110-116

  Norström, Thor ^a   Grönqvist, Hans ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE REFORM;

EUROPE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; TRENDS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922626398     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204602     Document Type: Article

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