Suicide and the media

Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 269-271

  Pirkis, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

entertainment; media; news; suicide; Werther effect

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 67649250012     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mppsy.2009.04.009     Document Type: Review

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