Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour in Europe: A systematic review

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue , 2017, Pages 102-111

  Cairns, Joanne Marie ^a,b   Graham, Eva ^c,d   Bambra, Clare ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Europe; Health inequalities; Neighbourhood effects; Self harm; Suicide; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUICIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOMUTILATION; DENMARK; ENGLAND; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; META ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PORTUGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SCOTLAND; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE;

EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE;

EID: 85030157835     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.034     Document Type: Review

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