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ERIC Number: EJ390312
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Prevalence of Suicide Attempts in a Mexican-American Population: Prevention Implications of Immigration and Cultural Issues.
Sorenson, Susan B.; Golding, Jacqueline M.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v18 n4 p322-33 Win 1988
Examined self-reported suicide ideation and suicide attempts among 2,393 Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. exican-Americans born in Mexico reported significantly lower age- and gender-adjusted lifetime rates of suicide thoughts than Mexican-Americans born in the United States, who reported significantly lower rates than non-Hispanic Whites. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Prevention, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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