title: Why is suicide the leading killer of older adolescent girls?
authors.affiliation: Gender, Population and Development, International Center for Research on Women, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Electronic address: spetroni@icrw.org.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petroni
authors.affiliation: Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK; Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult