Emerging trends in adolescent suicide prevention research

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2018, Pages 89-94

  King, Cheryl A ^a   Arango, Alejandra ^a   Ewell Foster, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; SUICIDE;

EID: 85029911517     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.08.037     Document Type: Review

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