“Talk” about male suicide? Learning from community programmes

Mental Health Review Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 115-127

  Robinson, Mark ^a   Braybrook, Debbie ^a   Robertson, Steve ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community capacity; Evaluation; Health promotion; Men's health; Social interventions; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884214895     PISSN: 13619322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MHRJ-12-2012-0034     Document Type: Article

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