A comprehensive and concise assessment of suicide risk
โ Scribed by Wendy L. Packman; Rebecca E. Marlitt; Bruce Bongar; Tracy O'Connor Pennuto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0735-3936
- DOI
- 10.1002/bsl.610
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