Multiple risk behaviors and suicidal ideation and behavior among Israeli and Palestinian adolescents

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-108

  Harel Fisch, Yossi ^a   Abdeen, Ziad ^b   Walsh, Sophie D ^a   Radwan, Qasrowi ^b   Fogel Grinvald, Haya ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Israel; Palestinian territories; Risk behaviors; Suicidal behavior; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENCE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ETHNICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARAB; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; ISRAEL; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARABS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ISRAEL; PALESTINE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84860675397     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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