National cohort study of suicidality and violent criminality among Danish immigrants

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Webb, Roger T ^a   Antonsen, Sussie ^b   Mok, Pearl L H ^a   Agerbo, Esben ^b   Pedersen, Carsten B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DANE (PEOPLE); DANISH CITIZEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; DENMARK; MIGRANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938561392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131915     Document Type: Article

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