Suicide methods in the elderly in South Australia 1981–2000
✍ Scribed by R.W. Byard; K.A. Hanson; J.D. Gilbert
- Book ID
- 116619772
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 328 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-1131
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