Suicide among teenagers and young adults in the Transkei. Case reports

Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Meel, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Hanging; HIV AIDS; Sexual disharmony; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HANGING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEARNING; MALE; SCHOOL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; VICTIM;

EID: 27644564038     PISSN: 09728074     EISSN: 09728074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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