Examining Suicide Protective Factors Among Black College Students

Death Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 228-247

  Wang, Mei Chuan ^a   Lightsey, Owen Richard ^b   Tran, Kimberly K ^a   Bonaparte, Taria S ^a  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 84873115016     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2011.623215     Document Type: Article

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