In-utero and perinatal influences on suicide risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 477-492

  Orri, Massimiliano ^a,c   Gunnell, David ^d,e   Richard Devantoy, Stephane ^a   Bolanis, Despina ^a   Boruff, Jill ^b   Turecki, Gustavo ^a   Geoffroy, Marie Claude ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMBASE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDLINE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; META ANALYSIS; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 85065774289     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30077-X     Document Type: Article

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