Social risk and protective factors for suicide attempts in low income African American men and women

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 400-412

  Kaslow, Nadine J ^a   Sherry, Alissa ^b   Bethea, Kafi ^a   Wyckoff, Sarah ^c   Compton, Michael T ^a   Grall, Marnette Bender ^d   Scholl, Larry ^e   Price, Ann Webb ^e   Kellermann, Arthur ^a   Thompson, Nancy ^f   Parker, Ruth ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 23944452314     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 03630234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2005.35.4.400     Document Type: Article

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