Genetic vulnerability as a distal risk factor for suicidal behaviour: Historical perspective and current knowledge

Zdravstveno Varstvo

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 238-251

  Andriessen, Karl ^a   Videtic Paska, Alja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

ethical considerations; families; genetics; offsprings; probands; review; suicidal behaviour; suicide; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931038390     PISSN: 03510026     EISSN: 18542476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/sjph-2015-0026     Document Type: Article

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