An exploration of national calls to Lifeline Australia: Social support or urgent suicide intervention?

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-482

  Watson, Robert J ^a   McDonald, John ^a   Pearce, Dora C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

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EID: 33750220234     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880600942582     Document Type: Article

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