The changing gender ratio in occurrence of deliberate self-harm across the lifecycle

Crisis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-10

  Hawton, Keith ^a   Harriss, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Gender ratio; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 41049104559     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.1.4     Document Type: Article

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