Internet message boards for suicidal people: A typology of users

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-113

  Eichenberg, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 39449111242     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9924     Document Type: Article

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