Suicide mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999-2009

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2014, Pages

  Herne, Mose A ^a   Bartholomew, Michael L ^b   Weahkee, Rose L ^c  

^a INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Office of Public Health and Science   (United States)

^c FEKETE ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INUIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALASKA; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901009570     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301929     Document Type: Review

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