Intersecting identities and the association between bullying and suicide attempt among new york city youths: Results from the 2009 new york city youth risk behavior survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1082-1089

  LeVasseur, Michael T ^a   Kelvin, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Grosskopf, Nicholas A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878094999     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300994     Document Type: Article

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