Are risk factors for suicide universal? A case-control study in India

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 407-411

  Vijayakumar, Lakshmi ^a,c   Rajkumar, S ^b  

^a The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

^b New Castle Mental Health Team   (Australia)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Case control study; Completed suicide; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0032975481     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb00985.x     Document Type: Article

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