Young male prisoners in a Young Offenders' Institution: Their contact with suicidal behaviour by others

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 667-685

  Hales, H ^a   Davison, S ^a,b   Misch, P ^b   Taylor, P J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPOSURE; FATALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRISON; PRISONER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0347407833     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1971(03)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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