Attempted suicide among young rural women in the People's Republic of China: Possibilities for prevention

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 359-369

  Pearson, Veronica ^a   Phillips, Michael R ^b   He, Fengsheng ^c   Ji, Huiyu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Center for Epidemiological Research   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTIVATION; OVERDOSE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0036902939     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.32.4.359.22345     Document Type: Article

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