Suicidal Behavior in Four Ethnic Groups in the Hague, 2002-2004

Crisis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Burger, Irene ^a   Van Hemert, Albert M ^b   Schudel, Willem J ^a   Middelkoop, Barend J C ^a,c  

^a Municipal Medical and Health Service of The Hague   (Netherlands)

^b PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Social class; Suicide; Suicide attempt; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURINAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURINAME; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649363896     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.30.2.63     Document Type: Article

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