Women Chemists Mortality Study Finds High Suicide Rate.

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ERIC Number: EJ297320

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Publication Date: 1984

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Women Chemists Mortality Study Finds High Suicide Rate.

Chemical and Engineering News, v62 n17 p16-17 Apr 23 1984

A study of white women members (N=347) of the American Chemical Society who died between 1925 and 1979 finds five times the expected rate of suicide, a higher risk for some forms of cancer, and a lower rate of heart disease. These and other findings are discussed. (JN)

Descriptors: Cancer, Chemistry, Diseases, Females, Higher Education, Scientists, Suicide

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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