Farmers' suicide in India: Implications for public mental health

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-29

  Das, Anindya ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

agrarian crisis; farmers' suicide; health promotion and prevention; public mental health; social determinants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; POLICY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 79251474744     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764009103645     Document Type: Article

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