Gender differences in nonfatal suicidal behavior in Pakistan: Significance of sociocultural factors

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-68

  Khan, Murad Moosa ^a   Reza, Hashim ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; GENDER; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SELF POISONING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0031977538     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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