Suicide ideation among recent immigrants: An epidemiological study

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-148

  Ponizovsky, Alexander ^a   Safro, Simon ^a   Ginath, Yigal ^a   Ritsner, Michael ^a  

^a Talbieh Mental Health Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0030629691     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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