Suicide in the oldest old: An observational study and cluster analysis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 33-40

  Sinyor, Mark ^a   Tan, Lynnette Pei Lin ^b   Schaffer, Ayal ^a   Gallagher, Damien ^a   Shulman, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

cluster analysis; oldest old; suicide

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RETIREMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; COMPLICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; ONTARIO; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; ONTARIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 84954459540     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4286     Document Type: Article

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