Female equality and suicide in the Indian states

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 3 I, 2003, Pages 1022-1028

  Mayer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0042202390     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3.1022     Document Type: Article

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