Youth suicide and parasuicide in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-18

  Ung, E K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Mental disorder; Parasuicide; Singapore; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DROWNING; EATING DISORDER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HANGING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF POISONING; SINGAPORE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0037260892     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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