Sex differences in suicide trends in England and Wales
โ Scribed by David Gunnell; Helen Wehner; Stephen Frankel
- Book ID
- 117312399
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 353
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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The proportion of elderly in the population is increasing due to increased life expectancy and falling birth rate, and suicide rates increase with age. This study examined the following in England and Wales: (i) recent trends in the elderly suicide rate; (ii) recent trends in method-speciยฎc elderly
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