Suicide among urban South African adolescents

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 519-528

  Burrows, Stephanie ^a   Laflamme, Lucie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Socio demographic groups; South Africa; Suicide; Suicide means; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549102120     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2008.20.4.519     Document Type: Article

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