Attitudes toward suicide as a function of the victim's physical status

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-42

  Sorjonen, Kimmo ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 17344367864     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/KC0A-WA1K-BK3C-GJMA     Document Type: Article

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