Psychological autopsy interviews in suicide research: The reactions of informants

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-82

  Hawton, Keith ^a   Houston, Kelly ^a   Malmberg, Aslög ^a   Simkin, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Psychological autopsy interviews; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037253885     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110301566     Document Type: Review

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