Psychometric properties evaluation of the Indonesian version of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI)

B A Keliat1, R A Nasution, I T Handini

  • 1Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia. riskanasution@unja.ac.id.

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