Suicide prevention in pakistan: An impossible challenge?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 478-480

  Khan, Murad M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AGE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 38449117068     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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