The use of regression methods for the investigation of trends in suicide rates in Hungary between 1963 and 2011

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 249-256

  Laszlo, Anna M ^a   Hulman, Adam ^a   Csicsman, Jozsef ^b   Bari, Ferenc ^a   Nyari, Tibor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gender difference; Hungarian suicide rate; Joinpoint regression; Negative binomial regression; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939897536     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: 14339285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0926-9     Document Type: Article

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