Cultural correlates of youth suicide

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1891-1904

  Eckersley, Richard ^a   Dear, Keith ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture; Happiness; Individualism; Suicide; Youth

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDE; WESTERN WORLD; YOUNG POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HYPOTHESIS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036976814     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00319-7     Document Type: Article

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