Awareness in nine countries: A public health approach to suicide prevention

Legal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Hoven, Christina W ^a   Wasserman, Danuta ^b   Wasserman, Camilla ^a   Mandell, Donald J ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Awareness; Child mental health; Mental health; Public health; Suicide; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STUDENT; SUICIDE; TEACHER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FACULTY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 65749115310     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.106     Document Type: Review

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