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Original Article

Deliberate self-harm in alcohol and drug misusers: Patient characteristics and patterns of clinical care

Keith Hawton University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, U.K.
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Sue Simkin University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, U.K.
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Joan Fagg University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, U.K.
Pages 123-129 | Received 07 Aug 1996, Accepted 14 Nov 1996, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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