Suicide in older adults: A comparison with middle-aged adults using the Queensland Suicide Register

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 419-430

  Koo, Yu Wen ^a   Kalves, Kairi ^a   De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; older adults; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASES; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUEENSLAND; REGISTER; SUICIDE; TREND STUDY; WIDOWED PERSON; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84995745194     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610216001848     Document Type: Article

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