Veterinary surgeons and suicide: Influences, opportunities and research directions

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 36-40

  Bartram, D J ^a   Baldwin, D S ^b  

^a RSH Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38849123273     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.2.36     Document Type: Article

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