Epidemiology of suicide

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 51-69

  Monk, Mary ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023461701     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036308     Document Type: Article

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