The effectiveness of suicide prevention centers: A review

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 304-310

  Lester, David ^a  

^a CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SUICIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030721953     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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