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Suicide in the elderly in Austria

✍ Scribed by Dr. Elmar Etzersdorfer; Peter Fischer

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 314 KB
Volume: 8
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930080904

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