The evaluation of suicide prevention activities: State of the art

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 156-165

  Althaus, David ^a   Hegerl, Ulrich ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

evaluation; prevention; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144479198     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970310029913     Document Type: Review

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