Suicide Prevention and Primary Care

The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 661-674

  Michel, Konrad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute risk of suicide; High risk patient; Primary care physician; Serious emotional problems; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949817894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470698976.ch38     Document Type: Chapter

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