The determinants of attempted suicide in a general hospital setting in Fiji Islands: A gender-specific study

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-69

  Aghanwa, Henry ^a  

^a FIJI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Characteristics; Fiji; Gender specific; General hospital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIJI; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0942268115     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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