Analysis of a national toll free suicide crisis line in South Africa

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-78

  Meehan, Sue Ann ^a,c   Broom, Yvonne ^b  

^a Stirco Research Services   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TELEPHONE; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE;

EID: 34247395810     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.1.66     Document Type: Article

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