Why we need qualitative research in suicidology

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-80

  Hjelmeland, Heidi ^a   Knizek, Birthe Loa ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUICIDE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUICIDE;

EID: 77449129544     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.1.74     Document Type: Article

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