Psychiatric risk factors for suicide in the alcohol-dependent patient

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 742-748

  Conner, Kenneth R ^a   McCloskey, Michael S ^b   Duberastein, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 56649092888     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20081101-04     Document Type: Review

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