Suicide and suicidal ideation among Bhutanese refugees -United States, 2009-2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 533-536

  Cochran, Jennifer ^a   Geltman, Paul L ^a   Ellis, Heidi ^b   Brown, Cheryl ^c   Anderton, Stephanie ^c   Montour, Jessica ^d   Vargas, Monica ^e   Komatsu, Kenneth ^f   Senseman, Carrie ^f   Cardozo, Barbara Lopes ^g   Sivilli, Teresa I ^g   Blanton, Curtis ^g   Shetty, Sharmila ^h   Taylor, Eboni ⁱ   Lankau, Emily ⁱ   Trong, Ao ^g  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Texas Dept of State Health Svcs   (United States)

^e GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f Arizona Dept of Health Svcs   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

ⁱ DVM ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BHUTAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BHUTAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879731679     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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