Toward understanding suicide among youths: Results from the White Mountain Apache tribally mandated suicide surveillance system, 2001-2006

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1840-1848

  Mullany, Britta ^a   Barlow, Allison ^a   Goklish, Novalene ^a   Larzelere Hinton, Francene ^a   Cwik, Mary ^a   Craig, Mariddie ^b   Walkup, John T ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b White Mountain Apache Tribal Court ^*  (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HANGING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349120806     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.154880     Document Type: Article

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