Arguments for and against teaching suicide prevention in schools

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 633-642

  Hazell, Philip ^a   King, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHOOL; SUICIDE;

EID: 0029823052     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679609062659     Document Type: Article

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