Profile of risk factors associated with suicide attempts: A study from Orissa, India

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-56

  Kar, Nilamadhab ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Developing countries; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETHALITY; LETHALITY OF SUICIDE RATING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESUMPTIVE STRESSFUL LIFE EVENT SCALE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; RISK RESCUE RATING SCALE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT T TEST; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTER SCALE;

EID: 77953397680     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.58895     Document Type: Article

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