Suicidal behaviours among adolescents in Northern Nova Scotia: Gender difference, risk factors and health service utilization

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-211

  Wang, JianLi ^a   Hughes, Jean ^b   Murphy, Gail Tomblin ^b   Rigby, Janet A ^c   Langille, Donald B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0037675875     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405068     Document Type: Article

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