An epidemiologic study of aboriginal adolescent risk in Canada: The meaning of suicide

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-12

  MacNeil, Melanie S ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Adolescent; Epidemic; Suicide; Youth at risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449085735     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2008.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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