Social media and suicide: A public health perspective

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Luxton, David D ^a   June, Jennifer D ^a   Fairall, Jonathan M ^a  

^a Joint Base Lewis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861419869     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300608     Document Type: Article

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