How well informed are Australian general practitioners about adolescent suicide? Implications for primary prevention

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-182

  Smith, D I ^a   Scoullar, K M ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent suicide; General practitioner; Knowledge; Prevention; Primary care; Youth suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0035153818     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3NB2-VVUY-P8N3-7XKQ     Document Type: Article

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