Suicide as a crime in the UK: Legal history, international comparisons and present implications

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 252-257

  Neeleman, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assisted suicide; coroner; crime; euthanasia; suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HISTORY; HUMAN; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029904878     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09857.x     Document Type: Article

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