Australia revises its mortality data on suicide

Crisis

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 169-173

  De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77957103582     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0027-5910/a000043     Document Type: Editorial

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