Psychosocial disorders in young people: On the agenda but not on the mend

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 423-424

  Eckersley, Richard ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SHORT SURVEY; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030989736     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123194.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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