The time for suicide

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 867-870

  Gallerani, M ^a   Avato, F M ^b   Dal Monte, D ^b   Caracciolo, S ^b   Fersini, C ^b   Manfredini, R ^b  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; TIME;

EID: 0030015704     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700037909     Document Type: Article

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