Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 110-125 , April 2008

Adolescent Suicide: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies

  • Jacki L. Waldvogel

      Affiliations

    • College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Martha Rueter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Charles N. Oberg, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2008.01.003

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 110-125 , April 2008

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