Suicide in police work: Exploring potential contributing influences

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 41-53

  Violanti, John M ^a   Fekedulegn, Desta ^b   Charles, Luenda E ^b   Andrew, Michael E ^b   Hartley, Tara A ^b   Mnatsakanova, Anna ^b   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Occupational stress; Police; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249122528     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-008-9049-8     Document Type: Article

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