Suicidality among veterans: Implications of sexual minority status

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

  Blosnich, John R ^a   Mays, Vickie M ^b   Cochran, Susan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VETERANS;

EID: 84906091150     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302100     Document Type: Article

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