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Testing the Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis: replication and refinement with regional suicide data from eastern Europe.
Perceptual and motor skills - 1 Jun 2007
Voracek Martin, Loibl Lisa Mariella, Kandrychyn Siarhei
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Multiple lines of evidence indicate specific genetic contributions to suicidal behavior. In particular, geographic studies support the Finno-Ugrian Suicide Hypothesis, i.e., genetic differences between populations may partially account for geographic patterns of suicide prevalence. Specifically, within Europe the high suicide-rate nations constitute a contiguous J-shaped belt. The present research replicated and...
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