Healing from suicide: Adolescent perceptions of attachment relationships

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-96

  Bostik, Katherine E ^a   Everall, Robin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 33847163740     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880601106815     Document Type: Article

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