Suicide attempts among the elderly: A review of the literature (2002/2013)

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1751-1762

  De Minayo, Maria Cecília Souza ^a   Cavalcante, F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Review; Risk factors; Suicide and ideation; The elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

AGED; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84930980126     PISSN: 14138123     EISSN: 16784561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232015206.10962014     Document Type: Article

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