Abstract
A curvilinear (U-shaped) relationship between population growth rates and elderly suicide rates fitting the quadratic equation y = a + bx + cx2 (where y is the elderly suicide rate, x is the population growth rate and a, b and c are constants) has been reported (Shah, 2009a). A theoretical model with three sequential stages incorporating population growth, elderly population size, the proportion of elderly in the general population, life expectancy and birth rates has been proposed to explain the findings (Shah, 2009a).
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