Suicide and deliberate self-harm in children and adolescents: A research update

Children and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 236-241

  Kerfoot, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645146375     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1996.tb00473.x     Document Type: Review

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