Parasuicide in a northern swedish county 1989–1995 and its relation to suicide

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-112

  Renberg, Ellinor E Salander ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fatal repetition; Parasuicide trends; Prevention; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032997339     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811119908258321     Document Type: Article

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