The prevalence of suicidal phenomena in adolescents: A systematic review of population-based studies

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-250

  Evans, Emma ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   Rodham, Karen ^c   Deeks, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 21744462383     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2005.35.3.239     Document Type: Review

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