Risk Factors for Suicide Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients have an elevated suicide risk. This study examines suicide risk factors among HNC patients.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Head and Neck

• Publication date

  2025-03-27

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1002/hed.28145PMID 40151004
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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