Suicide behavior among Latino and Latina adolescents: Conceptual and methodological issues

Death Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 435-455

  Duarté Vélez, Yovanska M ^a   Bernal, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947422920     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180701244579     Document Type: Article

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