The Historical Development of Suicide Mortality in Russia, 1870–2007

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-130

  Jukkala, Tanya ^a,b   Mäkinen, Ilkka Henrik ^a,c   Stickley, Andrew ^a,d,e  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

history; modernization; Russia; suicide; time series

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUICIDE; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RUSSIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924977283     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2014.915774     Document Type: Article

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