Perspectives on suicide prevention among American Indian and Alaska native children and adolescents: A call for help

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Gary, Faye A ^a   Baker, Martha ^a,b,c,d   Grandbois, Donna M ^a,e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University ^*  (United States)

^c Wheeler Science Facility   (United States)

^d Missouri Nurses Association   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alaska Native; American Indian; Eskimo; North American Indian; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 21744446561     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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