Attitudes toward rational suicide

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-370

  Westefeld, John S ^a   Sikes, Charlotte ^a   Ansley, Tim ^a   Yi, Hyun Sook ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 5644226558     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020490517682     Document Type: Review

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