Suicide fads: Frequency and characteristics of hydrogen sulfide suicides in the United States

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-304

  Reedy, Sarah Jane D ^a,c   Schwartz, Michael D ^b   Morgan, Brent W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051777158     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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