Teaching medical professionals about suicide prevention: What's missing?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1005-1008

  Sher, L ^a,b  

^a Veterans Administration   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION;

EID: 84155179200     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr125     Document Type: Note

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