Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2008):

State IQ and elderly suicide rates in the United States.

Full Abstract

Paralleling previous findings with state suicide rates of the total population, the associations of state suicide rates of elderly persons with regional IQ estimates across the USA were inconsistent (positive, negative, or nil), depending on the source of available state IQ estimates used in the analysis. The implications of these findings and directions for further inquiry are discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Voracek, Martin (M);

Affiliation: Department of Basic Psychological Research, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, Rm 03-46, A-1010 Vienna, Austria. martin.voracek(-atsign-)univie.ac.at

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 102 (issue 2) : pp 601-2

Dates: Created 2008/06/23; Completed 2008/07/28;

PMID: 18567230, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Age Factors Aged Cause of Death Humans Intelligence Tests - statistics & numerical data

Intelligence Tests - statistics & numerical data Prevalence Psychometrics Suicide - psychology; statistics & numerical data United States - epidemiology

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