Age, gender, and reasons for living among Australian adults

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 650-660

  McLaren, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 82955184489     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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