Suicidal behaviour in childbearing women

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-115

  Appleby, Louis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029889194     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540269609037823     Document Type: Review

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