Ancient attitudes towards suicide in Lithuania

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-35

  Gailiene, Danute ^a   Ružyte, Indre ^b  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes towards suicide; Christianity; Lithuania; Paganism

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HISTORY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; LITHUANIA; RELIGION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031057919     PISSN: 08039496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039489709109081     Document Type: Article

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