On killing by self-killing: Suicide with a hostile intent

Etudes sur la Mort

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-104

  Preti, Antonio ^a  

^a Centro Medico Genneruxi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Greek world history; Mythology; Prevention; Psychosocial factors; Suicide; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349075200     PISSN: 11570466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/eslm.130.0089     Document Type: Article

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