Citation

Crocetti E, Arniani S, Acciai S, Barchielli A, Buiatti E. Br. J. Cancer 1998; 77(7): 1194-1196.

Affiliation

UO Epidemiologia, CSPO Presidio per la prevenzione oncologica, Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Firenze, Italia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9569062

PMCID

PMC2150136

Abstract

A high suicide mortality risk has been documented among a population-based cohort of 27 123 cancer patients resident in central Italy where the general suicide rate is low. Forty-one suicides were observed (SMR = 2.36) which were only 0.2% of all deaths. However, the highest risk (SMR = 27.7) during the first 6 months after diagnosis, represents a greater contrast with the general population than has been observed in other studies.

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