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Etiology and Perception of Suicide: Cultural Explanation of Suicide from Javanese Perspective
https://doi.org/10.22146/jpsi.84055 F A Nurdiyanto(1*), Subandi Subandi(2)
(1) Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada
(2) Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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