"Why I tried to kill myself"- an exploration of the factors contributing to suicide in the Waterberg District

South African Family Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 21-25

  Mpiana, P M ^a   Marincowitz, G J O ^b   Ragavan, S ^c   Malete, N ^b  

^a Dr Hugh Twomey Health Care Centre ^*  (Canada)

^b SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Broken Hill Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Parasuicide; Psychosocial factors; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890306106     PISSN: 1726426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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