Incidence of suicide among teenagers and young adults in transkei, South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-75

  Meel, Banwari L ^a  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Hanging; HIV AIDS; Suicide; Unnatural deaths

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052401844     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v1i1.45     Document Type: Article

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