A conceptual model of suicide in rural areas

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Stark, C R ^a   Riordan, V ^b   Connor, R O ^c  

^a NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Republic of Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Attempted suicide; Conceptual model; Cultural and indigenous population models; Rural health; Rural health services; Rural population; Suicide; Theoretical epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE;

HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 80053346936     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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