Genetic contribution to suicidal behaviors and associated risk factors among adolescents in the U.S.

Prevention Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-311

  Cho, Hyunsan ^a   Guo, Guang ^b   Iritani, Bonita J ^a   Hallfors, Denise Dion ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Genetic contribution; Suicidal behavior; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746805797     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-006-0042-5     Document Type: Article

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