Trends in suicide rates of the elderly i
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Nestor D. Kapusta; Elmar Etzersdorfer; Gernot Sonneck
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Background Suicides of the elderly (persons aged 65 and older) make up a large proportion of total suicides. Since suicide rates of the elderly are highest in western populations, addressing them as a risk group in prevention plans has been recommended. In order to assess possible a