Approaching the Suicidal Patient

American Family Physician

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1814-1818

  Stovall, Jeffrey ^a,c   Domino, Frank J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Univ Massachusetts Comm Healthlink   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0242592202     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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