Suicide in urban Kampala, Uganda: A preliminary exploration

African Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Kinyanda, E ^a   Wamala, D ^b   Musisi, S ^c   Hjelmeland, H ^d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; Psychological autopsy; Risk factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF POISONING; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUICIDE; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUTOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961117032     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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