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. 1994 Oct 1;309(6958):860–861. doi: 10.1136/bmj.309.6958.860

Can suicide be prevented? Better treatment of mental illness is more appropriate aim.

G Wilkinson 1
PMCID: PMC2541060  PMID: 7950618

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