Ethnocultural aspects of suicide in young people: A systematic literature review part 1: Rates and methods of youth suicide

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-221

  Colucci, Erminia ^a,b   Martin, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; HUMANS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34249710340     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.2.197     Document Type: Review

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