Psychiatrists awake! Suicide risk assessments are all about a good night's sleep

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 479-485

  Simon, Robert I ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0032356651     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19980901-03     Document Type: Article

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