The silent epidemic of male suicide

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 529-534

  Bilsker, Dan ^a,b   White, Jennifer ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 83055179092     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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