Child/adolescent abuse and suicidal behavior: Are they sex related?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 580-588

  Gal, Gilad ^a   Levav, Itzhak ^b,c   Gross, Raz ^d  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84866498545     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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