Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 437-442 , 1 November 2004

Suicide attempts: differences between unipolar and bipolar patients and among groups with different lethality risk

Received 29 September 2003 ,Revised 2 February 2004 ,Accepted 3 February 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.02.001

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 437-442 , 1 November 2004

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