Characteristics and management of prisoners at risk of suicide behaviour

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-123

  Power, Kevin George ^a   Moodie, Eleanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prisoners; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RISK; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030902428     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811119708258262     Document Type: Article

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