Suicide in England and Wales 1861–2007: a time-trends analysis
Author(s) -
Kyla H Thomas,
David Gunnell
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyq094
Subject(s) - demography , suicide methods , epidemiology , depression (economics) , medicine , suicide prevention , population , incidence (geometry) , injury prevention , poison control , sex ratio , suicide rates , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics , economics , macroeconomics
Suicide is one of the leading causes of premature mortality worldwide. Few studies have assessed long-term trends or sex differences in its incidence over time. We have investigated the age-, sex- and method-specific trends in suicide in England and Wales from 1861 to 2007.
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