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Determinants of attempted suicide in urban environment

Aini Ostamo National Public Health Institute, Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, Helsinki, Finland
,
Eero Lahelma Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Jouko Lönnqvist National Public Health Institute, Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 451-456 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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