Suicide attempt in a rural area of Vietnam: Incidence, methods used and access to mental health care

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nguyen, Tuan V ^a,b,c   Dalman, Christina ^a   Le, Thien C ^b,c   Nguyen, Thiem V ^b,c   Tran, Nghi V ^b,c   Allebeck, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c National Institute of Mental Health   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIET NAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77949427300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-4-3     Document Type: Article

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