An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950-2014: comparison with England & Wales

• Main Authors: Nadine Dougall (Author), Cameron Stark (Author), Tim Agnew (Author), Rob Henderson (Author), Margaret Maxwell (Author), Paul Lambert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Scotland has disproportionately high rates of suicide compared with England. An analysis of trends may help reveal whether rates appear driven more by birth cohort, period or age. A 'birth cohort effect' for England & Wales has been previously reported by Gunnell et...