Commentary: Preventing suicide: Need for a life course approach

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1242-1243

  Patel, Vikram ^a  

^a Sangath Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NOTE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SRI LANKA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TREND STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE;

EID: 36949011901     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym197     Document Type: Note

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