Changes in associations between psychosocial factors and suicide attempts by adolescents in Greece from 1984 to 2007

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 694-698

  Kokkevi, Anna ^a,b   Rotsika, Vassiliki ^a   Arapaki, Angeliki ^b   Richardson, Clive ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

adolescents; Greece; psychosocial factors; school survey; self reports; suicide attempts; trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 82355184648     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq160     Document Type: Article

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