Suicide rate: Trends and implications in Upper Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-52

  Abdel Moneim, Wafaa M ^a   Yassa, Heba A ^a   George, Saffa M ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Assiut; Province; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929141831     PISSN: 2090536X     EISSN: 20905939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejfs.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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