Modernization and the male-female suicide ratio in India 1967-1997: Divergence or convergence?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-159

  Steen, Della M ^a   Mayer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; READING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2542536039     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.34.2.147.32782     Document Type: Article

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