Sexual orientation and risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: A multi-centre cross-sectional study in three Asian cities

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 155-161

  Lian, Qiguo ^a,b   Zuo, Xiayun ^a,b   Lou, Chaohua ^a   Gao, Ersheng ^a   Cheng, Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Sexual orientation; Suicide; Taiwan; Vietnam; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CHINA; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CHINA; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923864866     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20140084     Document Type: Article

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