Suicide in South India: A community-based study in Kerala

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-264

  Soman, C R ^a   Safraj, S ^a   Kutty, V ^a   Vijayakumar, K ^a   Ajayan, K ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Kerala; South India; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE;

EID: 77953409420     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.58290     Document Type: Article

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