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Chapter 37 - Cultural Aspects of Suicide

from Section 4 - Theoretical Aspects of Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2018

Dinesh Bhugra
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
Kamaldeep Bhui
Affiliation:
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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