Suicide attempts among Norwegian gay, lesbian and bisexual youths: General and specific risk factors

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-37

  Hegna, Kristinn ^a   Wichstrøm, Lars ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Identity; Risk factors; Sexual orientation; Suicidal behaviour; Young adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846905935     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699307074880     Document Type: Article

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