Methods of suicide used by children and adolescents

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-73

  Hepp, Urs ^a   Stulz, Niklaus ^a   Unger Köppel, Jürg ^a   Ajdacic Gross, Vladeta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anti depressive agents; Asphyxia; Firearms; Legislation; Poisoning; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FALLING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HANGING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FIREARM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861755972     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-011-0232-y     Document Type: Article

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