Suicide in married couples in Sweden: Is the risk greater in same-sex couples?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 685-690

  Björkenstam, Charlotte ^a,b,c   Andersson, Gunnar ^c   Dalman, Christina ^b   Cochran, Susan ^a   Kosidou, Kyriaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gay; Homosexual; Lesbian; LGBT; Marriage; Registered partnership; Sexual minority; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; MORTALITY RISK; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAME-SEX MARRIAGE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; HETEROSEXUALITY; INCIDENCE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966698439     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-016-0154-6     Document Type: Article

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