Suicide prevention and developing countries

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 459-463

  Khan, Murad M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27144542120     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.98.10.459     Document Type: Review

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