Suicide ideation and bullying among US adolescents: Examining the intersections of sexual orientation, gender, and race/ethnicity

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 981-985

  Mueller, Anna S ^a   James, Wesley ^a   Abrutyn, Seth ^a   Levin, Martin L ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANCESTRY GROUP; BULLYING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926664890     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302391     Document Type: Article

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