Suicide in Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: A case for study of the genetic-environmental relation in suicide

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-253

  Shoval, Gal ^a,c   Schoen, Gila ^a   Vardi, Noa ^b   Zalsman, Gil ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Depression; Ethiopians; Immigrants; Israel; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE;

EID: 34250203278     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110701402603     Document Type: Article

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