Childhood suicide: A major issue in pediatric health care

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-68

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a   Mancinelli, Iginia ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Ruberto, Amedeo ^a   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 17144385170     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: 1521043X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01460860590916780     Document Type: Article

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