Cultural Continuity as a Hedge against Suicide in Canada's First Nations

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-219

  Chandler, Michael J ^a   Lalonde, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amerindian; Canada; First Nations; identity; self concept; suicide

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031748996     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136346159803500202     Document Type: Article

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