Hard-to-reach youth online: Methodological advances in self-harm research

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-134

  McDermott, Elizabeth ^a   Roen, Katrina ^b   Piela, Anna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gay; Gender; Lesbian; Self harm; Sexuality; Suicide; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877759360     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-012-0108-z     Document Type: Article

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