Media coverage as a risk factor in suicide

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages

  Stack, S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MASS MEDIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC FIGURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

AGE FACTORS; FAMOUS PERSONS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MASS MEDIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036886013     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.suppl_4.iv30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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