Suicide and suicidal-related behaviors among indigenous pacific islanders in the United States

Death Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-501

  Else, Iwalani R N ^a   Andrade, Naleen N ^a   Nahulu, Linda B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; GUAM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAMOA; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; GUAM; HAWAII; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA; MALE; MICRONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947419708     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180701244595     Document Type: Article

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