A population health perspective on suicide research and prevention: What we know, what we need to know, and policy priorities

Crisis

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 155-160

  Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SPECIALIZATION; SUICIDE;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SPECIALIZATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84940554586     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000317     Document Type: Editorial

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