Emile durkheim and altruistic suicide

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-22

  Stack, Steven ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruistic suicide; Military suicide; Suicide; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544375058     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110490243741     Document Type: Article

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