Suicide attempts in a Nigerian military setting

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 493-496

  Okulate, G T ^a  

^a Military Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0035468252     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i9.8983     Document Type: Article

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