Validating a short version of the suicide intent scale in China

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-265

  Zhang, Jie ^a,b   Jia, Cun Xian ^c  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 35649010344     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.55.4.a     Document Type: Article

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