Recursive partitioning analysis of lifetime suicidal behaviors in Asian Americans

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-28

  Kuroki, Yusuke ^a   Tilley, Jacqueline L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; classification; recursive partitioning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874029198     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026586     Document Type: Article

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