Approaches and findings from gene expression profiling studies of suicide

The Neurobiological Basis of Suicide

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 255-273

  Fiori, Laura M ^a   Turecki, Gustavo ^a  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 84986890252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b12215     Document Type: Chapter

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