Elderly suicide statistics
M Irish Trends in the reported rates of suicide, Self-poisoning in the elderly
The majority of suicides committed by the elderly are carried out by self-poisoning, according to analysis of data from 1974 to 1984.
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doi: 10.7748/ns.2.25.19.s42
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