Changes in reporting of suicide news after the promotion of the WHO media recommendations

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 631-636

  Fu, K W ^a   Yip, P S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISCLOSURE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 58149476480     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.5.631     Document Type: Article

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