Does single motherhood protect against black female suicide?

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-171

  Fernquist, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Black; Female; Motherhood; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544379746     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110490271119     Document Type: Article

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