Familial risk factors for self-immolation: A case-control study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1025-1031

  Ahmadi, Alireza ^a,b   Mohammadi, Reza ^b   Schwebel, David C ^c   Yeganeh, Naser ^a   Soroush, Ali ^a   Bazargan Hejazi, Shahrzad ^d  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DIVORCE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF IMMOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPOUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VICTIM;

BURNS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 70349195044     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1192     Document Type: Article

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