Where did the bodies go? the social construction of suicide data, New York City, 1976-1992

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-187

  Whitt, Hugh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 33645308287     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2006.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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