Suicide among young Middle Eastern Muslim females: The perspective of an Iranian Epidemiologist

Crisis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-42

  Rezaeian, Mohsen ^a  

^a Rafsanjan Medical School   (Iran)

Author keywords

Islam; Middle east; Suicide; Young females

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957004796     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000005     Document Type: Article

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