The prevention of suicide in india and the developing world the need for population-based strategies

Crisis

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-106

  Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Prevention; Public health; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE;

EID: 46649083672     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.2.102     Document Type: Article

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