Menstruation and suicide: A histopathological study

Crisis

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 202-207

  Leenaars, Antoon A ^a   Dogra, T D ^b   Girdhar, Shalini ^b   Dattagupta, S ^b   Leenaars, Lindsey ^a  

^a All India Institute of Medical Sciences ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hindu; Histopathological examination; India; Menstruation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77949330591     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.30.4.202     Document Type: Article

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