The effects of gender on adolescent suicide in Ontario, Canada

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-185

  Soor, Gursharan S ^a   Vukin, Iva ^b   Bridgman Acker, Karen ^c   Marble, Ryan ^a   Barnfield, Paul ^a   Edward, Jim ^c   Cooper, Brock ^d   Alfonsi, Jeffrey ^a   Hunter, Jon ^a   Banayan, David J ^d   Bhalerao, Shree ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Ontario; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CANADA; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; DROWNING; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HANGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUICIDE LOCATION; SUICIDE RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84864801677     PISSN: 17198429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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