Multi-country, cross-national comparison of youth suicide ideation: Findings from Global School-based Health Surveys

School Psychology International

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 540-555

  Page, Randy M ^a   Saumweber, Jacqueline ^a   Hall, P Cougar ^a   Crookston, Benjamin T ^a   West, Joshua H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; global school based health survey; suicide ideation; suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884305949     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034312469152     Document Type: Article

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