Suicide ideation, plans, and attempts among general practice patients with chronic health conditions in Puerto Rico

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 197-205

  Vera, Mildred ^b,d   Reyes Rabanillo, María L ^a   Huertas, Sarah ^c   Juarbe, Deborah ^d   Pérez Pedrogo, Coralee ^d   Huertas, Aracelis ^d   Peña, Marisol ^d  

^a Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System   (Puerto Rico)

^b School of Public Health ^*  (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Chronic illnesses; Depression; Puerto Rican; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84897366213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S17156     Document Type: Article

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