Suicide in Cyprus 1988-1999

European Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-114

  Zacharakis, C A ^a   Hadjivassilis, V ^b   Madianos, M G ^c   Papadimitriou, G N ^d   Stefanis, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b LIMASSOL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cultural; Cyprus; Gender; Methods; Social; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIVILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HANGING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JUMPING; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 15744364198     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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