Sex differences in adolescent suicides in Norway, 1990-1992

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-308

  Grøholt, Berit ^b   Ekeberg, Øivind ^c   Wichstrøm, Lars ^a   Haldorsen, Tor ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Natl Ctr Child and Adol Psychiat   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORWAY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033378817     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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