A comparative analysis of suicide and parasuicide

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-340

  Arun, M ^a   Yoganarasimha, K ^b   Kar, Nilamadhab ^c   Palimar, Vikram ^a   Mohanty, Manoj Kumar ^d  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine   (India)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Forensic Medicine   (India)

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EID: 36649013416     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.47.4.335     Document Type: Article

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