Ethnicity and Suicidal Behaviour in Malaysia: A Review of the Literature

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-63

  Morris, Patrick ^a   Maniam, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

attempted suicide; ethnicity; Malaysia; suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCIDE;

AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLISHING; RELIGION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0035087285     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136346150103800105     Document Type: Article

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