Attitudinal and structural predictors of the gender gap in suicide: An exploratory analysis of nine European countries, 1975-1987

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Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-267

  Fernquist, Robert M ^a   Cutright, Phillips ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012868329     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1v2t-ecw4-pujb-43m6     Document Type: Review

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