A systematic assessment of smartphone tools for suicide prevention

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Larsen, Mark Erik ^a   Nicholas, Jennifer ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIBERATE SEF HARM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE APPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SMARTPHONE; SUICIDE; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; SUICIDE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84963861080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152285     Document Type: Article

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