title: Suicide among Wisconsin elderly.
abstract: Suicide can be one of the most tragic events possible for an individual and family. Suicide, especially among the elderly, evokes very strong sentiments. "Assisted death," "death with dignity," "rational suicide for reasons of age," "a person's right to die," "euthanasia," and "mercy killing" are some of the phrases used to characterize one's own position or the position of those with opposing opinions. This article examines Wisconsin death certificate data for the years 1985 through 1990.
authors.affiliation: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics, Madison.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jesudason
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology