Searching Internet: A report on accessibility, nature, and quality of suicide-related information

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 373-377

  Marhan, Ana Maria ^a   Sǎucan, Doina ^a   Popa, Camelia ^a   Danciu, Bogdan ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

accessibility; information; Internet; prevention; quality; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859023826     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.01.146     Document Type: Conference Paper

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