Older adult suicide: Perceptions of precipitants and protective factors

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 4-30

  Stice, Bryan D ^a   Sara Canetto, Silvia ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural scripts; Masculinity; Older suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949107699     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110801947144     Document Type: Article

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