Ethnic, Gender, and Age Differences in Adolescent Nonfatal Suicidal Behaviors

Death Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 830-847

  Supple, Andrew J ^a   Graves, Kelly ^a   Daniel, Stephanie ^a   Kiang, Lisa ^b   Su, Jinni ^a   Cavanaugh, Alyson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879556022     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2012.699909     Document Type: Article

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