Gender differences in risk factors for attempted suicide among young adults: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-174

  Zhang, Jian ^a,b   Mckeown, Robert E ^a   Hussey, James R ^a   Thompson, Shirley J ^a   Woods, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Mailstop K24 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attempted Suicide; Cross sectional Study; Gender; NHANES; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 12344297778     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.07.095     Document Type: Article

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