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Ecological correlates of suicide in the United States and Hungary
Author(s) -
Lester D.,
Moksony F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb10293.x
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , poison control , geography , ecology , environmental health , psychology , medicine , biology
– Ecological correlates of suicide were explored for the counties of Hungary and the states of the United States. Only one common correlate was identified (divorce rates). The remaining social indicators that were associated with suicide rates in the United States were not associated with suicide rates in Hungary. The importance of replicating ecological studies in several countries was noted.