The gender-ing of suicide

Australian Feminist Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 63, 2010, Pages 47-61

  Jaworski, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 77249131204     PISSN: 08164649     EISSN: 14653303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08164640903499752     Document Type: Article

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