Method of suicide in relation to some sociodemographic variables in northern sweden

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-122

  Chotai, Jayanti ^a   Renberg, Ellinor Salander ^a   Jacobsson, Lars ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Availability; Sociodemographic variables; Suicide method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036882041     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110208951169     Document Type: Article

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