Suicide in Asian countries

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 355-

  Keshavan, Matcheri S ^a   Shenoy, Sudhakar ^a,b   Li, Huijun ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ASIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FATALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MENTAL DISEASE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ASIA; HUMANS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84884144268     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2013.08.063     Document Type: Editorial

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