Epigenetics of suicidal behavior

Advancing the Science of Suicidal Behavior: Understanding and Intervention

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 21-40

  Zhou, Yi ^a   Lutz, Pierre Eric ^a   Turecki, Gustavo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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