PACIFIC ISLAND SUICIDE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biosocial Science
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0021-9320,1469-7599
DOI: 10.1017/s0021932099004332