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Suicide and Schizophrenia: A Review of Literature for the Decade (1990-1999) and Implications for Mental Health Nursing

Jaya Pinikahana School of Postgraduate Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
,
Brenda Happell School of Postgraduate Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Nicholas A. Keks Boxhill Hospital, Boxhill, Victoria, Australia
Pages 27-43 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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