Parasuicide in a low-income country: Results from three-year hospital surveillance in Nicaragua

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 349-355

  Caldera, Trinidad ^a   Herrera, Andrés ^a   Renberg, Ellinor Salander ^b   Kullgren, Gunnar ^b  

^a National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

hospital surveillance; Nicaragua; parasuicide; seasonal pattern; sociodemographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; NICARAGUA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICARAGUA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 12744280094     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940410029496     Document Type: Article

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