Half a century of suicide studies - A plea for new directions in research and prevention

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-402

  Maniam, T ^a   Chan, L F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Malaysia; Risk factors; Suicide; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84874129781     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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