Rates of deliberate self-harm in Asians: Findings and models

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-43

  Thompson, Neil ^a   Bhugra, Dinesh ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN; AUTOMUTILATION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0034030121     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260074102     Document Type: Review

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