Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and suicide in a region of Eastern Province ("Transkei"), South Africa

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-75

  Meel, Banwari Lal ^a   Leenaars, Antoon A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HIV positive; HIV AIDS; Natural deaths; South Africa; Suicide; Unnatural deaths

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE;

EID: 17044386582     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110590512958     Document Type: Article

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