Attitudes towards suicide in Slovenia: A cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-16

  Kocmur, Marga ^a   Dernovšek, Mojca Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLOVENIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 0038706157     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764003049001537     Document Type: Article

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