Int. J. Environ. Res. P ublic Health 2015, 12, 12291-12303; doi:10.3390/ijerph121012291 OPEN ACCESS
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Article
Early Substance Use Initiation and Suicide Ideation and Attempts among School-Aged Adolescents in Four Pacific Island Countries in Oceania Karl Peltzer 1,2,3,* and Supa Pengpid 1,2 1
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ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Thailand; E-Mail: [email protected] Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Turfloop 0727, South Africa HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +66-2-441-0207; Fax: +66-2-441-9044. Academic Editors: Danuta Wasserman, Vladimir Carli and Gergo Hadlaczky Received: 5 September 2015 / Accepted: 28 September 2015 / Published: 30 September 2015
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the correlations between early initiation (
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Article
Early Substance Use Initiation and Suicide Ideation and Attempts among School-Aged Adolescents in Four Pacific Island Countries in Oceania Karl Peltzer 1,2,3,* and Supa Pengpid 1,2 1
2 3
ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Thailand; E-Mail: [email protected] Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Turfloop 0727, South Africa HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +66-2-441-0207; Fax: +66-2-441-9044. Academic Editors: Danuta Wasserman, Vladimir Carli and Gergo Hadlaczky Received: 5 September 2015 / Accepted: 28 September 2015 / Published: 30 September 2015
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the correlations between early initiation (
