Interpersonal Needs and Suicidality of Discharged Army Veterans
By: Kelly Marie Frazee and Dustin K. Shepler
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v8i3.337 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 13 - 24
Submitted on: Feb 15, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 14, 2022
Published on: Aug 2, 2022
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